Best-in-class investment banking experience - Investment Banking Analyst Morgan Stanley Employee Review

5.0
17 Dec 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Superior alumni network. Access to the best deals on Wall Street. Career advancement and exit opportunities on par with core competitor, Goldman Sachs. Friendly but competitive culture. About as pure a meritocracy as a firm can realistically achieve.

Cons

Compensation is just average at the junior levels. Excellent work experience translates into long hours. Not immune to the bureaucracy issues facing most large organizations.

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Cons

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Pros

Very good co-workers, Great technology stack. Lot of new technologies and integration with current work.

Cons

They dont even give you a MS cup. They ask you to buy it for 5$. So cheap! Management big on "Giving back", Immediate managers do not like it and are not supportive. Lay off employees twice a year to show profits. Only worried about shareholders and clients. Don't know the criteria for lay-off. So, you are always worried if it is your turn. They boast about mental health and wellness. No good, when they layoff employees like this. HR = Horrible Resources. When you are laid off, they shoo you away as if you are a fly. You feel miserable. They themselves say - "We are better than Facebook or Oracle. We dont fire you at 6 AM over email." Gosh! What a comparison!

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