If you're not driven to be an investment banker, don't work here. - Anonymous employee UBS Employee Review

2.0
20 May 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Global investment bank. Potential high salary. Intellectual work (in many roles, not all).

Cons

Huge organization. Red tape. Different teams passing responsibility off to other teams. Lack of accountability. Not a fun culture. Lots of people are not motivated or interested in their work.

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5.0
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Pros

Experienced team of financial advisors

Cons

Systems can be difficult to learn

3.0
28 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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