Depending on the team/department, it can be hell or heaven - VP-Equity IT Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
18 Dec 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits on the street (within sell side); Location (unless you hate Canary Wharf); Business card (if you get one);

Cons

No career progression; Gossip and backstabbing; Pay and bonus sucks (did I mention benefits were great? yes - comparing with pathetic pay rise 0%-1%); You feel getting stuck in the same place already just after spending 10 months; Little to learn; Lots to resent for.

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Cons

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Recommend
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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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