Pros
- Nice people and good culture. Everyone knows each other and it promotes a more cooperative environment, as well as events every so often that promote office camaraderie. No petty office politics. - Open door policy with management. The managers I worked with are excellent at their jobs, intelligent, friendly, professional, and always make you feel like an important part of the team. - Placement in San Diego - not many financial services firms here period, much less a BD-RIA. The location is close to UTC and Del Mar if you want to unwind after work. - Stable hours and good work/life balance.
Cons
- There isn't much room for advancement. The way it is structured internally is that there is one head per department who also functions as your primary manager, and then everyone else under them. While you do get raises and small bonuses every few years depending on how long you stay, there is no room for merit-based promotions and none of the department heads look to be retiring anytime soon. You'll get some great entry-level and mid-career experience but if you have any kind of career ambition, you'll realize them elsewhere. - Pay and benefits are far below industry average for some positions, and aren't sustainable with the "California premium". I agree with the other review that it seemed like many employees were struggling financially.