Pros: Great work environment and smart coworkers. The office is located at the heart of NYC and has an awesome roof deck to enjoy sunshine with your lunch. People at Tower are very bright while they are kind of laid-back compared to other financial firms. The culture makes all employees feel they belong to one big family.

Cons: Since this is a hedge fund, you cannot change the world of your friend. If you are more into making ordinary people's life better, this is not the place for you.

Pros: Hft profits are down everywhere but Tower is one of the survivors. Tower seems to be doing better than its peers. Great parties and offices are really nice.

Cons: If you are not in trading team, you are clearly second or third class citizen. Company is heavily silo'd and segregated. If you are in technology and support side, don't expect to learn anything from business side.

Pros: Good compensation especially when you're hired directly from campus!

Cons: * You don't have many options for growth within the company when you join as infrastructure developer * Work may seem exciting at first, but you'll soon get bored of repetitiveness.