PIMCO Employee Reviews about "long hours"

Pros

Ability to work with some of the best talent in the investment management industry. Great pay and average benefits for an entry-level asset management role. Great location in Newport Beach. Nice gym and facilities. PIMCO is a great name on your resume and people who know anything about finance will be impressed you work here.

Cons

Long hours and poor work-life balance. Cutthroat culture and political work environment. Co-workers can't be trusted and the floor is not a very friendly environment. The onboarding process is a joke. Nearly impossible to transfer internally to another department or to be promoted to PM. Portfolio Managers are treated like gods and anyone below them aren't treated very well. Co-workers aren't interested in helping you learn and you practically have to beg for their time to teach you things. Part of the reason for this is because the firm is too lean and turnover is so high. If PIMCO did a better job onboarding employees and providing better career growth, the other "seasoned" employees wouldn't be so stretched thin since people wouldn't leave. I wouldn't recommend working here unless your a PM.

Pros

PIMCO was a great place to work with a good culture and very intelligent people surrounding you. I would recommend to someone looking for a role in fixed income to apply to pimco.

Cons

There were months with very long hours that seemed to be inconsistent across the time (some folks working 12+ hours while others working closer to 10).

Pros

Good culture, a lot of independence, innovative workplace

Cons

Long hours and not always the most interactive people.

Pros

Newport Beach location, pay is ok

Cons

Unnecessarily unfriendly culture, very long hours

Pros

Very helpful and supportive people

Cons

Long hours and unclear projects

Pros

Smart people and learning opportunity

Cons

Long hours and low chance of internal transfers

Pros

If you survive this place you can survive anything

Cons

Very long hours are expected from you Toxic environment Extremely unorganized Zero flexibility Managers are clueless and controlling Boring office / Very old school

Pros

I like the working environment where everyone is super talented

Cons

Sometimes can be long working hours

Pros

Career opportunities and benefits are good.

Cons

Long hours and high paced environment.

Pros

Diversity is priority Learn a lot and can stand out

Cons

Work long hours since teams are small