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      3.6

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (1,267 total reviews)
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      Seth Bernstein

      78% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

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      AllianceBernstein has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AllianceBernstein employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 1, 2016

      Avoid the Chicago office

      Private client associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice co-workers. Occasional work happy hours. Good office location and view. Standard vacation time/sick policy. You get to interact with clients which is enjoyable.

      Cons

      The office is structured so that your fate is totally dependent on what advisors you end up with. Their job is to sell and then all the work that's created from that falls 100% on the associates. Some are grateful/understanding, others are a nightmare. Poor work/life balance. Micromanagement at all levels creates a stressful workplace. Little room for growth, the firm gives opportunities that always "add to" your workload. It's never "instead of". Almost 100% turn over in the past two years.

      1.0
      Oct 31, 2015

      Bottom of the barrel

      Assistant vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The hours are decent and the on-site cafeteria is a perk.

      Cons

      Despite an emphasis on employee feedback and 360 Reviews, upper management pays absolutely no attention to the results. Senior Vice Presidents are essentially in tenured roles and get away with anything. Impossible to move up the chain unless you come from the outside or are tight with former failed Lehman execs now at AB. Since moving to a peer in the industry, it's clear AB places no emphasis on rewarding performance. There are traders who click a button to execute a trade that are compensated similar to portfolio managers managing billions of client assets. It's not what you know, it's who you know.

      3.0
      Apr 14, 2015

      Private Client

      Private client associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Great People -Interesting team dynamic as you are able to collaborate with everyone from new associates to Senior MDs

      Cons

      -Not a lot of mobility within client-facing roles -Work content is very processed/systematic - not a lot of room for creativity -A lot of turnover at very early stages -Compensation...

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