Ivy Exec
49 W38th Street, Floor 12A New York NY 10016
Customer Support 1 (888) 551-3444 Toll Free
Customer Support (212) 431-3969
Elena Bajic
2006

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5 stars

(35)

4 stars

(33)

3 stars

(25)

2 stars

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1 star

Recommend to a friend

58%

Say this is a great place to work

63%

Proud to have on resume

71%

Employee - Associate

As the company is replacing long term staff with temporary, low paid staff the environment was very uncomfortable. People were not going out of there way to get work done, training and knowledge were lost or incomplete.

Employee - Associate

Important to know you should maintain your skills and resume, do not feel disappointed when you are replaced at this company.

Employee - Associate

In order to save money, company released Highly paid, Highly qualified support staff and replaced with cheap labor. Customer support suffered making company just the same or less than its competitors, even though its fees are more.

Employee - Associate

ok culture, not old school

Employee - Associate

Far too much red tape here. Getting things done takes far too long

Employee - Associate

I would change a lot of things. Paper work, constant change of structure, decision making,

Employee - Managing Director

Most people were nice enough to work with but some managers ran their desks by bullying colleagues. My manager were often shouting at meeting I had with him and hurling accusations. It proved difficult to move forward.

Employee - Managing Director

I can only hope things have changed since I left. One thing still in place though, I think, is how centralised the decision process from Zurich is.

Employee - Managing Director

There was a culture of political back-stabbing and bullying. There was no feeling of 'us working together' as managers fiercly protected their own domains.

Employee - Vice President

It used to be a fun and collaborative place, it is now and has been for a long time punitive, mismanaged and disfunctional

Employee - Vice President

Best tip to find success here, know your boss - know if that person is on the way out or in as regimes change there regularly.

Employee - Vice President

There is no leadership like there used to be, the non-management are stretched too thin and the morale has been low for years, This is not a sign of good leadership.

Employee - Vice President

Had a very difficult culture.

Employee - Vice President

It's important to know that there are vast differences between groups and hard to generalize with UBS.

Employee - Vice President

The management team is something I would change.

Employee - Senior Vice President

The company is downsizing. Not interested in expanding business. More interested in cutting staff and getting higher earnings to pad upper managements retirement and stock options. Need a law degree to protect yourself and clients.

Employee - Senior Vice President

Important to know before taking a job here is that they are downsizing and setting up to be bought out.

Employee - Managing Director

At UBS, decisions are made in isolation with no accountability. Nepotism, sexism and racism are rife. Executives abuse their authority. Mistakes are covered up.

Employee - Managing Director

Perceived success is far more important than actual success at UBS. You will not progress unless you know influential people in the organisation and have their support.

Employee - Managing Director

Needs to improve monitoring, governance and control of IB Operations. Ensure transparency and accountability of management decisions