Pros
Good culture overall. People are generally great to work with and many sharp people too. Easily better than other companies I worked at. If you’re on a big project it can definitely help your career otherwise it’s sink or swim as nobody will focus on what you do.
Cons
Given I saw hiring and year end rating processes it is even more frustrating in hindsight how this company focuses on playing favorites and making it incredibly difficult for some people to get promoted while others play the coffee chat culture and move up quickly while just delivering their work. On top of that the salary is absolutely mediocre compared to other companies in NYC, especially in financial services. Stay here too long and you’ll forget that companies are giving you total comp packages that are a minimum of 20% more for the SAME job level. Yet for a promotion here, I had to fight for a 8% increase and I wasn’t at the top range of my level. Come here for a couple of years for the mat/pat leave benefit and get out ASAP.