The meeting is said to be scheduled for 3PM, leaving the staff, Beamers girls, Morton’s bartenders and the guy who “sells a whole lot of brown-bagged bottles of liquor to UBS employees every evening” plenty of time to freak out that they’re going to potentially told the bank is leaving the state. Alternatively, those who dream of a giant Costco taking over the 100,300 square foot space will have the entire day to salivate over potentially pillaging delicious and moderately priced cheesecakes every day after work.

FYI: Hearing the 3PM meeting will be to announce everyone will eventually be moved to NYC or Weehawken with CT offices being closed. Some are saying by year end, others saying 2013.

Comments (55)

  1. Posted by guest | August 23, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    That's why there's nothing in stock at my local Costco. They're sending everything to the new location opening soon.

  2. Posted by Welcome to Costco | August 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    I think the real question is whether they will have free relish and onions to go along with the hot dogs that inevitably 85% of customers purchase after they check out. and i'm not talking about that BS onion dispenser that gets stuck every time i try to use it. If not, then bring UBS back – no deal Costco.

  3. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Or 3500 staying behind with the potted plants?

  4. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Weehawken – where failed Investment Banks go to die.

    – Unemployed By September

  5. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Meeting during market hours? Good timing. Get yer MOC orders in early.

  6. Posted by Anal_ist | August 23, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    What's there to talk about? Everyone knows that euthanasia is ultimately the answer.

  7. Posted by beamer's marketing | August 23, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Promotional flyers being printed for RBS Thursday Night Special…

  8. Posted by Mathman Prophecy | August 23, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    So… does that mean they still suck?
    -Guy who hasn't been employed since Lehman.

  9. Posted by Connecticut DMV | August 23, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    In unrelated news, Connecticut reached its quota for Honda registrations yesterday

  10. Posted by Blaser | August 23, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    We're all gunna die!

    -CT Mayor Quant

  11. Posted by Guest-o-Rama | August 23, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    I'm loading up on outs, personally.

  12. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    NYC or Weehawken? Did I read that correctly? The whole point was for them to attract talent because of Manhattan. Throw them in a midtown office. Not that shithole in NJ.

    God UBS sucks.

  13. Posted by guest | August 23, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Some to NYC, where they already have midtown offices, and some to NJ, where they also have office. Not one or the other.

  14. Posted by In the know | August 23, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    suspect Dealbreaker will have some egg on its face at 3:00 PM. Google the First Five program. Do you really think Malloy would show up to announce UBS is leaving?

  15. Posted by guest | August 23, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Dealbreaker will have egg on its face because it reprinted a rumor that is going around UBS? And did at no time say "this is what's going to happen"? That's how that works?

  16. Posted by guest | August 23, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Let's see, all the post does is say that there's a meeting at 3 and then passes on what the chatter at UBS is is, since, as the post says, it hasn't been announced and people are wondering. It's also tagged as a rumor, as in, DB is simply telling us what the chatter at UBS is this morning. At no time does DealBreaker in anyway definitely say what is going to happen. You use egg on one's face phrase- I don't think you know what it means.

  17. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Sounds like he's going to show up to announce they came in 6th….

    "The “First Five” program is designed to attract large-scale business development projects by augmenting and combining the state’s best incentive and tax credit programs for the first five companies that create 200 new jobs within two years,"

  18. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    I wish I could get fired from UBS

    -That "in the know" guy from above

  19. Posted by Lazard Lizard | August 23, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Texas sucks.

  20. Posted by CT Honda Dealer | August 23, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    FUCK

  21. Posted by Put_Option | August 23, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    With the close of UBS, we are preparing a sharp decrease in sales from our Stamford operations, but are hopeful that Bridgeport can carry the weight during this difficult transition.

    - Old English 800 CFO

  22. Posted by Anon | August 23, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    I would think its to inform CT about the proposed number of job cuts at UBS Stamford. CT employers have to notify the state about the number of cuts / job losses over a defined threshold.

  23. Posted by Anon | August 23, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    UBS employees…sell your Stamford condos and homes before they drop another 50% now while you can. 1 in 3 high end homes and condos in Stamford are owned by UBS employees based on what some realtors have told me.

  24. Posted by Compulsive Trader | August 23, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    "Condor strangles" on thouse outs is a better trade

  25. Posted by Tom Rich@Trump Parc | August 23, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Calling up Bloomberg Radio right now to run some more ads ASAP.

  26. Posted by SEBAC | August 23, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    well, Malloy DID tell everyone he had a deal with us before the vote…

  27. Posted by Gen. Sam Houston | August 23, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    ha ha…..that's what all you yankees say when you lose money!

  28. Posted by PJM Power Trader | August 23, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    That explains why I couldn't find any "Hai Karate" cologne!

  29. Posted by "Right-sizing" Me? | August 23, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    The article has an interesting picture of the UBS "outplacement center"

    -Ryan Bingham
    Omaha Shitcanners
    69 Dodge Street
    Omaha, NE 68134

  30. Posted by curious | August 23, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    REAL QUESTION: Let's say an MD of several years gets laid off. Certainly he gets to keep any and all stocks and vested options. However, in the case of a layoff/firing does said MD get to keep all the future awards, non vested options , etc. ? If they quit they leave all that behind, but does it go down differently if the person is laid off?

  31. Posted by ubs md | August 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    You bidding bro?

  32. Posted by tintinsapussy | August 23, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    high end=/stamford

  33. Posted by PermaGuestII | August 23, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    REAL ANSWER: Yes, it does go down differently. If you're laid off they'll usually vest your unvested options as part of the severance package & you should get prorated bonus for the part of the year you worked. How generous the severance package is depends on the place, though.

    If you're fired i.e. terminated with cause (as opposed to being RIF'd) it's a whole different ballgame– you forfeit all that stuff and get a nice little story on your U-4 to boot if you're registered.

  34. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Well played

  35. Posted by R. Lee Ermey | August 23, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Texas? Only steers and queers come from Texas, Private Cowboy.

  36. Posted by Cut Me | August 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    FYI: Word is at UBS 3pm meeting CT officials will state that, "UBS sucks, always sucked, and will continue to suck".

  37. Posted by zaqxswtrewq | August 23, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Are you 1st or 2nd year analyst … there are 45 000 homes in Stamford ….and UBS Stamford has about 2200 employees … what a donut

  38. Posted by zaqxswtrewq | August 23, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    no partial year bonus on a business all but losing money .. but yes all deferred comp vest ..

  39. Posted by ubs md | August 23, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    he is a quant. that should be obvious.

  40. Posted by minus 1 | August 23, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    no. We say it when we make money too

  41. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    The only high end areas in Stamford are called Darien, New Canaan and Greenwich.

  42. Posted by Ex-RBSer | August 23, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    The deferred vests over the same time period. If they have deferred your bonus for 2 years, you will get paid in 2 years. You don't get it up front. So, for us 2008 bonuses were deferred and paid out over 3 years (mid 2009,2010 and 2011). Many people fired in 2009 and 2010, and bonuses will be getting paid out to them until 2012. Oh – and they converted part of the "cash" portion to "shares" – after we left – and that promptly plummeted, so the "bonus" is worth about a third of what was promised in cash. But you're not there to complain !! hahaha! Even the Queen's corgis' shit gets treated better!

  43. Posted by zaqxswtrewq | August 23, 2011 at 1:33 PM
  44. Posted by curious | August 23, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    thank you . which would explain why some of these guys just wait around in hopes of being laid off instead of leaving on their own i guess

  45. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    I thought they went to Long Island City

  46. Posted by Barney Frank | August 23, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Hey!!

  47. Posted by The Donald | August 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    This is bad news for Trump Parc. 3 of their 4 tenants will need to move out.

    - Guy who thinks a $750k, 1BR condo with a sweet view of the Target logo will give him an edge in the Stamford bar scene

  48. Posted by Earthquake Zone NYC | August 23, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    So what happened in Stamford @ 3PM? did the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man make an appearance?

  49. Posted by guest | August 23, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    so it's now 3:45pm, we've all recovered from the earthquake, any news on the earth shattering news from CT?

    (heh, did you see what i did there?)

  50. Posted by Stamford Butt Pirate | August 23, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    The announcement was that there will be an announcement soon.

    - Not a UBSer, just a BSer

  51. Posted by zaqxswtrewq | August 23, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    UBS committed to keep at last 2000 jobs in Stamford for 5 years or until 2017 when lease runs out …

  52. Posted by UBS Office Cleaner | August 23, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    that's alot of windex slinging trash can empty'ers…

  53. Posted by Anon | August 23, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    I siad high end = a subset of the total dipwad..now go put you $200k condo on the market

  54. Posted by Anon | August 23, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    3200 – 2000 = 1200 moving /lost

  55. Posted by Guest | August 23, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    I can now get my tires for my Civic installed.

    - UBS MD

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