Not what it used to be - Executive Director Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
22 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For Wall Street, these are some of the nicest and smartest people you'll ever work with. In good years, bonuses can be pretty nice. Benefits, sick and vacation are generous.

Cons

my advice: get the name on your resume, stay a couple of years and get out. if you don't it will wear you down and you will start to be underpaid and under titled. in bad years for stock market, good luck getting the high bonuses, no matter how hard you work. also if you are a manager, you will need to tell your team why new people make more money than they do and why they can't get promoted. becomes sad

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3.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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