Seven Month Background Check, misleading statements. - Financial Advisor Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

1.0
13 Nov 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company made this seem like a great career move, decent benefits, okay salary. They promised a trip to New York. They make some enticing promises.

Cons

The company misled me about the duration of the background check, telling me in March it would take 2-4 weeks. Then they said it in June, July, August... I passed background, however they starved me for months on false promises, and they were doing background checks well past the employment offer date. Then they acted like I was at fault. This is the most dishonorable company I have ever had the displeasure of working with.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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