Oppenheimer Holdings Reviews

Pros

Great guys, good experience, laid back

Cons

salary/bonus, little growth opportunity, not performance based

Advice to Senior Management

pay employees more

Pros

Flex time arrangement, competitive salary

Cons

Few opportunities to growth.
Lack of management communication

Advice to Senior Management

Career Development

Pros

Brand name recognition, nationwide locations, global presence.

Cons

Lack of direction, support and cheap. Unethical at times...
Small guy/firm with big shoes...

Advice to Senior Management

Should not pretend to be what they're not!

Pros

Flexible with time off
Good people
Bonuses from time to time

Cons

Salary
Treated many staff the same regardless of effort - lost good people in the long run.

Advice to Senior Management

Evaluate the employees - IF there is a raise, EVERYONE does not deserve one for just showing up on the job. Promote the good, let go of the bad. Better training would help as well.

Pros

You have plenty of job security and benefits are on par with industry standards. If you ever need help, you can get in contact directly with the source ( I don't know how many times I've talked to the pres. of retirement services just asking questions about IRAs, etc.)

Cons

There is no performance-based evaluations and therefore no performanced-based raises. You basically have to fight with your branch manager for a month to negotiate a modest increase.
The firm is cheap and therefore does not promote education besides the required licenses. So if you have aspirations of being an advisor one day and want to get your CFP in the meantime, they will shoot you down.

Advice to Senior Management

It's a brokerage so leadership is basically the branch manager at each branch. I can't speak for Bud Lowenthal; I've met him one time and it wasn't memorable.

Pros

work hours are not demanding at all. get to the office at 8am. 2 hour lunch break from 12 to 2. then get off at 6.

Cons

the office is so small (~15 people) that there isn't that much room for advancement/promotion. nevertheless the great working atmosphere makes up for it

Advice to Senior Management

the senior management could considering recruiting more experienced people from the states add a little stimulus to the laid back atmosphere in the office

Pros

Great People, Very professional, willing to help you learn along the way

Cons

Much older crowd, nobody under 40

Advice to Senior Management

Nothing

Pros

Most people are nice to work with. Some flexibility in work hour. Relatively stable job.

Cons

Stingy benefit package: no 401k matching, very few vacation days, no tuition reimbursement, etc. Pay is lower than competitors. No career advancement opportunity.

Advice to Senior Management

You said you valued your employees, but none of us feel that way. You can't retain good people with the way you treat them right now.

Pros

flexibility entreprenuership good communication friendliness

Cons

smaller firm lesser known so...

Advice to Senior Management

good

Pros

Smart people, hard working people

Cons

The company is fragmented with no direction

Advice to Senior Management

Be clear