Stay Away, Especially from GFC - Compliance Analyst Morgan Stanley Employee Review

1.0
13 Jan 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can wear jeans in the Baltimore office. Oh, and they do allow you to volunteer once a year and still get paid for the day.

Cons

This is the most oppressive workplace I have ever worked at - GFC is insanely political and there is absolutely 0 chance for promotion. I have been employed here for three years as entry-level, busting my butt and have not been promoted. The worst part is they have no logical reason. Also, you hardly get a raise, if you even get a raise at all. The management teams are like cliques and you need to do as you're told and not ask any questions at all that they don't like. I can't speak to the other departments within this firm, but as far as Global Financial Crimes goes - stay away.

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