UBS Bonus - Amazon Gift Card?

Hey guys,

Work at UBS and just had my chat about bonuses. I was told that my bonus this year was a $1,000 Amazon gift card as a mid-bucket analyst. Is this normal across the street? Heard Nomura were getting gift cards to Benihana? Please confirm, thanks.

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I believe at MS they received a $20k SHEIN gift card (mid bucket). I cannot confirm for UBS and Nomura (think Nomura no longer has a bonus part of the comp)

Heard it is part of a group wide effort to get the lead left position for SHEIN's IPO. The co-heads of MS IBD are asking all bankers to write highly complimentary, 50+ page memos detailing their experience using said gift cards from bonus.

 

Getting a $1,000 Amazon gift card as a bonus does sound a bit unusual compared to what I’ve seen or heard in the past, but honestly, companies are trying all kinds of different things these days, especially with restrictions around cash awards and perks. I’ve had friends in tech and finance get bonuses in the form of retail or streaming gift cards, though it was definitely less common a few years back. Seems like gift cards are just easier to process and distribute than regular cash sometimes.
 

 

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