Morgan Stanley the front office doesn't know what the back office is doing. - Registered Client Service Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
11 May 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They are an industry leader and as such there are opportunities. Upper management has good foresight, however depending on your local management, there can be many road blocks.

Cons

There is little balance of work/home life, at least at the branch level I worked in. There was a policy of no overtime, however some employees were rewarded for working extra time regularly on weeknights and weekends. The rewards came in the form of additional offsite training. When asked about what the qualifications were for getting this additional training there were no answers given. There is a difference in workstyle and dedication to work with coming in early and staying late to finish a project occassionally and a continual pattern of working 60 hour weeks of which you were only paid for 40 hours.

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Pros

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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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