UBS reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(14,616 total reviews)
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Sergio P. Ermotti

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,616 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UBS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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15K reviews
2.0
May 30, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Workinh hours are generally not bad. Some manage to work 9 to 5; 9 to 6:30 is probably the norm but some do work till 10pm / midnight (with no reward for that). Finance has been immune from lay offs - do not know anyone from finance who has been made redundant in the last seven years.

Cons

Poor Pay. Espeially so if you are with UBS for a long time as they tend not to raise it. So you might find that the difference in pay between people doing the same job is as much as 25%-30% which is a lot for finanace. Politics. Politics. Politics. Lack of promotion. It is openly admitted by the management that due to very low promotion numbers existing staff are 1-2 ranks bellow equivalent new-comers. Lots of incompetent, uneducated/unqualified management even in very technical roles. Poor development and learning oppotunities. ""Take it or Leave it" culture to employee satisfaction.

3.0
May 28, 2012

Unimpressed

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent hours (for the most part) Ok benefits

Cons

Pay Lack of support across business functions

2.0
May 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

(Former) good brand (Former) good people

Cons

Management clearly lack key skills in merger integration, people management Over-focused on balance sheet All decisions filter through Switzerland The great bankers with personality have left

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