Trial By Fire - Analyst (IBD) UBS Employee Review

2.0
18 Oct 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At the time I joined it was a growing investment bank with a strong reputation. There were numerous opportunities to work on large, live deals. You were allowed to take on more senior work if you could handle it.

Cons

Extreme example of investment banking work life balance. To sum it up, one of my colleagues quick in the first month by sending an email that contained the phrase "There is no happiness here."

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5.0
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Pros

Strong culture, global brand, good people

Cons

Continuous changes, team dependent upward mobility

3.0
28 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good Learning opportunities, Tech savvy compared to other banking / fintech companies

Cons

Too much offshore, low cost resource strategies, Gap between functional & IT resources, CS merger favored many UBS employees and massive layoffs post UBS - CS merger. Hardly any bonus or pay increments.

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