Pros
I like my peers and immediate management chain, but management at my 2nd level MD and above are just comically incompetent and have very low emotional intelligence as the cherry on top.
Cons
-Average pay. -Zero $ funding for travel and training this year, due to poor financial decisions made by top brass. -Mandatory RTO in Oct 2023. Work-life-balance WAS good prior to this decision. -Seemingly infinite amounts of pointless bureaucracy. Any work that requires somebody else to push a button results in unfathomable delays. -Senior leadership has absolutely zero vision and strategy for the future. At the time of leaving this review, the company appears to be hanging on by a thread. -There is NO culture. There are NO values. It's just a large bank and brokerage. Banks don't have a culture they just have a soul-less paycheck. Ultimately - it is simply embarrassing to work here. I would never have voluntarily taken a job with Schwab but I was acquired through TD Ameritrade. I remain on board for this period of time due to a compensation package which I am waiting to vest. After that money is on my pocket I'll likely be back on the job market. It feels like I'm working at the DMV equivalent of a broker. I absolutely would NOT recommend working at Schwab to anyone I'd consider a friend.