Toxic workplace, awful HR department, racism and misogyny abound.
Pros
I met quite a few lovely people here that I continue to remain in contact with.
Cons
The cons far outnumber the pros. I wrote an honest review of how seriously awful this company's culture is, but was asked to remove some language. So, in short. If you're a female-identifying EA. Stay far away. The culture is heavily male-dominated, and misogynistic. The male bankers huddle together like they are in a locker room, and make sexist jokes. They will ask to take you out for drinks, and then ignore you like a child if you turn them down. As a woman, it was uncomfortable sitting at my desk with a group of man babies talking about their latest sex exploits. Make no mistake, if you're working with a banker from UBS, he's probably a "not nice person". Don't be fooled by their "phone" voices. Once they hang up, they will and do make fun of you. It's locker room talk to the extreme. There are very racist people who work here. But don't go to HR, because they won't do anything about it. They will chalk it up to differences in personalities, or sense of humor, or being too "progressive" for the company. They only contract EAs, which you won't know until you've been there too long. That means hourly, no benefits - full-time. You will most likely do the work of your co-workers if you're a younger EA because the ones who have been there a long time aren't afraid they will lose their jobs (they won't) - so they sit there on their phones all day, while you do their jobs. They also have nasty attitudes, and generally seem to dislike everything. I watched as myself and other "temps" or "contractors" were drowning in work, and being sent nasty emails, or worse - had to sit next to these people all day. The workload I had was incredibly unequal, and none of the management cared that all of the EA contractors were working their tails off for ungracious, rude bankers who were condescending while pulling the weight of the older EAs who did nothing. They would actually defend them. Why? I don't know. I could write more, but you get the point. Stay far away from this place.
