Culture is the main issue - Anonymous employee Jefferies Employee Review

3.0
14 Oct 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

IB Department: Flat structure. MDs very approachable, juniors are taken to client meetings very early on

Cons

IB Department: Very political. Far west culture.. You eat what you kill. Internal progress is generally difficult, Employees are generally given for granted and main way to move up is to get a counter offer after threatening to leave. The CRM software is obsolete and incredibly painful to work with.

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Pros

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Cons

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