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      3.6

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (1,271 total reviews)
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      Seth Bernstein

      75% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      AllianceBernstein has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,271 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
      3.0
      Aug 20, 2010

      Not an excited place to work in

      Assistant vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Hours are OK. Relatively small, so one can have a lot of opportunity to do various kind of things.

      Cons

      Low pay, but funny thing is managment team of the company does not realize or admit it is lower than market average. Decision making takes too long. Not efficient enough. Very bureaucratic. Promotion process could be very subjective by team and managers.

      2.0
      Aug 5, 2010

      Time to get out

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Health care, dental and vision benefits are competitive; Very dedicated and hard working people Great cafeteria in the corporate headquarters

      Cons

      Sub-par vacation policy Lack of meaningful communication from management Many support people are overworked with no hope of additional resources Low pay and bonuses

      5.0
      Jul 8, 2010

      AllianceBernstein: putting clients first, treating employees with respect, and carrying out thoughtful, quality research

      Assistant vice president, quantitative analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      AB generally respects its employees, with reasonable and regular working hours (40 or so hours a week, even in research) and an attitude of forbearance and calm, dignified leadership. There is even a feeling of camaraderie that makes it easy to work with new people and unite towards a common purpose. People work hard but without cutthroat competitiveness or a zero-sum-game attitude. The new leadership under CEO Peter Kraus looks to have what it takes to lead AB into a fruitful, prosperous next decade and beyond. Many opportunities for intellectual growth and compensation growth.

      Cons

      The company is publicly traded, which can mean severe layoffs when performance is poor relative to peers (such as in 2008). The company's core business is managing assets to a long-only value equities platform, which is particularly vulnerable to market downturns such as 2008's. This can put severe downward pressure on compensation, especially since the firm caps base salaries at $200,000. The firm has its share of stifling corporate bureaucracy, with particularly mediocre IT staff.

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