Pros
- great place to network in the finance industry - relatively easy to gain responsibility fast - can be close to important projects - can gain a high level of "tech" skills if wanted - firm quadrupled in size in 2.5 years :: great to be a part of .. will continue to grow like that in next 2-3 years.
Cons
- lousy package (20 days holiday; 22 after 2 years service .. no pension .. no dental) - results-driven enterprise without results driven salary for those below director level - utterly abused job title system (analyst / associate / VP / Director / MD) ... people rarely join as analyst, so associates with experience are aggrieved. Some have to fight for VP, others get it handed to them. - Generally, a great place to be if you were there before 2005 and got loads of cheap equity options, otherwise it's no more than 150 options per year for VP and below, that are underwater - CEO still insists that the firm has an equity focused culture. Complete rubbish for ~70% of employees.