UBS was a 5.5 month death march - Associate Director UBS Employee Review

1.0
Jan 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent compensation, clean, well lit, well kept working environment, decent hardware, access to software, support, Good medical insurance / benefits package.

Cons

very top down management, ridiculously long working hours, project mismanagement, no respect for work/life balance. No interest in building quality software, treating developers poorly (lying to them, not listening to them when they bring up issues)

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong culture, global brand, good people

Cons

Continuous changes, team dependent upward mobility

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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