Stable, good pay, great work-life balance, becoming a telemarketing job - Financial Advisor (Client Advisory Center- Salary With Bonus) Morgan Stanley Employee Review

5.0
7 Aug 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Positive corporate culture (gender equality initiatives, employee appreciation and performance-based incentives), great benefits (best medical benefits package I have ever seen, great employee discounts at dozens retailers/etailers and okay employee discounts on brokerage accounts) and vacation package (I got 3 weeks to start, now new hires only get 2 weeks to start- you get the vacation as of Day One), great professional development opportunities, open-door policy with senior management, great work-life balance, I get a salary plus bonus instead of commission-only.

Cons

Pay may be lower than that of other companies (this may be offset by great work-life balance), my office is several states away from New York City, so advancement opportunities are nonexistent unless I were to relocate to NYC, and I am not relocating to that overpriced place unless my salary were to at least triple. Going from a customer-service business model to a hard-core telemarketing business model- this is causing significant turnover and eroding morale.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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