Nice work/life balance, bad career perspectives - Software Engineer UBS Employee Review

2.0
Mar 14, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work/life balance Possibility to take leaves and flexible time Good direct manager IT processes are structured and organized

Cons

Politics is rampant, any career advancement involves playing the political game, and even if you don't, a lot of energy is drained on it From middle management and above, people don't seem to have a clue about technology, feedback from the "trenches" is not sought and the rationale behind decisions seem to completely lack any technical merits Technology is old, outdated and there are huge resistances to adopt anything new or look into alternatives to cut cost (such as Open Source, for instance)

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Pros

Large, diverse, intense, great culture

Cons

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1.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Very minimal pros- you are working in a call center under managers with very little experience.

Cons

Managers are useless. The greater organization refers to the Wealth Advice Center as the “WAC”… yes…. wack. It has a double meaning and the advisors on the ultra high net worth teams are known to make fun of this call center. Very unserious role.

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