Terrible Culture - Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
27 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- High salary and decent bonus - Convenient location - Good deal flow

Cons

- Top-down culture - No decent respect for poeple below their ranks - Offensive language often used - Insane hours - Culture worse than counterparts in UK and HK - Bonus depends on how close you are with certain outspoken seniors - Some people are more talk than actions

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Cons

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