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3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,266 total reviews)
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Seth Bernstein

78% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

AllianceBernstein has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,266 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
4.0
Nov 28, 2009

Dysfunctional, at best.

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Pros

Nice working hours, somewhat easy-going (depends on department). Promotions expected if you are competent. Good cafeteria for a small NYC company.

Cons

Dysfunctional at its best, bureaucratic at its worst. Still stuck adjusting to a merger of Alliance & Bernstein that happened over a decade ago. Fails to nurture real (or young) talent of any kind, and senior management just seems confused.

1.0
Nov 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, time off is decent, free drinks/snacks/fruit

Cons

Company performance is in the gutter and management is taking it out on lower-level staff with pay/bonus cuts and massive layoffs, constant management re-shuffling, outsourcing of many jobs to India, IT staff lacks diversity, salary compensation is terrible compared to other firms, very bureaucratic, career growth depends on contacts/network within management, Compliance regulations are very unorganized, VERY FRUGAL department heads dont like to spend a dime on improving infrastrcuture - hiring developers from India instead, very wasteful, depressing work atmosphere, no happy people, no extra-ciricular staff activities, lack of pride among workers, internal audit are a nightmare to deal with, telecommuting is frowned upon even with great remote-access infrastructure, too much emphasis on appearance (strict business formal dress code), boring people are the norm.

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