PIMCO reviews

Was ostracized and bullied by the other administrative assistants despite various efforts on my part to build relationship with them. Was instructed to learn the ropes from them but there was no proper guidance on job scope and left to figure things out on my own. When I asked for help, they are condescending and superficial. Purposely left me out of group tasks that were assigned to all the assistants as a whole (such as gearing up for the major office move) but they reported to management that they have completed them (without inputs from me). One of the assistants deliberately spread untruths about me and when called out, claimed that she was "only joking". Another older assistant tried to mediate and explained that "she always speaks without thinking". Very obvious that she is trying to sweep the issue under the carpet and protect her colleague. I left after 11 months as the whole experience is too traumatic and distressing. This is not worth the amount of money they are paying me for.

Lots of politics, negativity, no collaboration as culture is every man for himself. Treated as a commodity and no career advancement unless you’re one of the favoured few noticed by the CIOs. They put people and teams purposely in conflict to see who comes out on top. As a result, there is a lot of backstabbing. Even if management like you, if they’re an MD they are tied to the profits of the business so will never rock the boat as it might impact their share in the distribution of the bonus. While I met some great people while working there, generally the trading floor is a very unfriendly place, no one speaks to each other, everyone is competing and backstabbing to get their next promotion or bonus. No management whatsoever of people.