Financial crisis made people paranoid and more cut throat - Anonymous employee UBS Employee Review

3.0
Nov 24, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is pretty much on par with other IB banks out there. It's a Swiss bank, another plus (although it was no secret about the bad publicity with the bank and US citizens abroad and tax issues). Bright and competitive MBA-ers from all the top schools.

Cons

You work here, and you're going to know very quickly if you don't, your days will be numbered. Hours are long, but that goes for any IB.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

Strong culture, global brand, good people

Cons

Continuous changes, team dependent upward mobility

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
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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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