Cornerstone Research – “Cornerstone sold itself as more than a job; it was also a culture. Sadly, it has become just a job.”

Pros

fellow analysts are great to work with; it is helpful for business school; if you are a top-performing analyst, you get good responsibilities; decent pay

Cons

the hours are extremely unpredictable. over the time i have been here, the culture has gone down. it is no longer the same firm with which i started. you get the pockets of managers who care, but you also get many who are completely inconsistent with the culture. also, there is no incentive to perform as everyone gets paid roughly the same and is promoted on the same cycle.

Advice to Senior Management

get rid of not only the managers/associates who are hard to work with because they seem unable to do the job, but also take stock of those who are inconsistent with cornerstone culture. at the end of the day, the culture is the biggest sell of cornerstone, and it is quickly becoming something that should not be sold.