-Raises are slow. Promotions are slow. If you get a good offer to join UBS, take it for a couple years, while planning your next move out & up. They do not promote from within, unless you are family or well connected.
-Corporate HR seems to be slow, distant. They are so slow, to the effect that it causes additional issues that could have been avoided, had they acted sooner; like when they were initially notified of upcoming issues many months before deadlines occur.
-Nepotism is alive and well. It is depressing to watch extended family of Managers and Financial Advisors being hired for open roles. Existing admin staff are not encouraged or explained to what it would take for them to ascend into higher roles.
-Anchorage salaries lag behind other parts of USA, even though Alaska has a high cost of living. Even though UBS reports positive earnings growth year after year.
-the income disparity between Financial Advisors (FA's) and Support / Admin staff is large. FA's make between 4x and 10x+ more than the staff who enable their profits.
-the office decor is stuck in the 80's; it is uglier than sin. An embarrassment to work in, compared to similar companies. Unfortunately, the budget for office reno comes out of the Branch Manager's salary; so unlikely the office will be reno'd anytime soon.
-employees are able to pursue continuing education, but you are not given time off for studies. It is team-dependent.
