3.0
12 Jan 2009
Current employee
Stamford, CT
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Great place to learn the basics of the financial industry. People are usually willing to help out each other. More of team culture versus a "me-me-me" culture. One can move around to different areas with relative ease. They look for people to promote from within first, rather than looking externally.
Cons
Long work hours. Hours can be long unexpectedly, I have missed a number of personal dinners due to "emergencies" that had to be solved that night. Senior management tends to be pulled from the same group, so not a lot of new ways of thinking. Poor compensation versus peers. The quality of new hires from colleges has gone down in the last few years. Surprise surprise.