Credit Suisse – “Derivatives”

Pros

good people
firm doing well
compensation is competitive
leading player in industry
strong investment in technology
european centric management

Cons

firm exploiting its market position
top layer still undeserved
overlapping systems across the firm
too many project managers than actual delivery people

Advice to Senior Management

Management has to treat employees consistently and fairly rather than seeking to exploit market conditions such as rebanding, it needs to nudge incompetent top layer.