Pros
- Most of the employees are friendly and supportive - Great vacation policy - Their financial service products are superior to most
Cons
I realized a friend worked there and I was encouraged to join. I was very excited to start. During the first two weeks there hardly anyone trained me mainly because it was so busy which I totally understood. I spent most of my time reading through manuals. I did find the work interesting since I never worked in the equity markets prior. My manager was clearly unhappy with my progress as he berated me on a weekly basis, either in meetings or on the floor in front of my co-workers. It seemed to be getting better as I was given more responsibility and my own accounts after eight weeks. Shortly after, my manager handed me my most severe scolding in front of the group. He was very belittling and obviously very unprofessional. A few minutes later, I requested we have a private meeting. I asked if he could find a different way to communicate and told him I was going home stressed each night. I said if he wasn’t happy, then to please consider moving me to another group as there was an opening. Although junior to what I was doing, I was willing to make the move. He fired me the following week. When he walked me out, after having a two minute meeting with HR he asked if I had any questions. I said I have many questions and his response was, “email me”. I wish it could have worked out but not under those conditions.
