Pros
+ Disruptive yet supportive environment - people are very open to new ideas, concepts, initiatives but they're never forced. Your seniors and peers are here to support you but they will never demean or talk-down to you just because they've got more experience. + Ownership culture - you're given a ton of responsibility and whatever guidance you need, but you're expected to drive a lot of your professional achievements and goals. You are valued from day 1 whether it is in terms of pay, respect for your personal life or respect for the value add you bring, no matter how small. + Open, transparent, strategic leadership - in my first week, our CEO put our company cashflow on a slide and explained the implications as well as reasons for that balance. I am incredibly thankful for the leadership team's openness, transparency and communicative attitude towards managerial decisions being made for us. Many decisions communicated are also incredibly well-thought out and inspires a great deal of confidence for me as a young professional investing my career w the firm.
Kontras
- too many possibilities - Because I've been encouraged to try out so much more than my job description included, I do feel a little burnt out at times. This is not to mention that many innovative ideas have often not been tried before and there can feel like a lack of precedents occasionally. I would say though that supervisors, seniors, peers and colleagues are incredibly supportive and proactive in lending their listening ear and advice. - Brand name varies according to geography - big, prominent brand name in NYC and HK, but relatively lesser known in rest of Asia. People in Asian investment communities have generally heard of Yipit, but knowledge about how good we are or what specifically we do is definitely less penetrated than a traditional powerhouse name (eg. consulting names, big four, bulge brackets and top research houses).