Good company with horrible HR practices - Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
12 July 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good RRSP matching program even though salary is low Excellent health care Cool projects and steep learning curve for which they give you time to learn Most managers do not micromanage They do empower new employees if they have good ideas. They never shy away from trying to improve the way they work.

Cons

People follow CYA attitude and care more about their own tasks. Its hard to work with other teams because every individual knows just about their work and have little idea about the big picture. You learn new information every time you talk to a new person. Its okay if you are new but not if you are working for years. HR is the most unprofessional. They failed to provide me tax documents which they are legally bound to give me. I emailed them multiple times and they don't even respond back. Salary is at least 15% below the market rate even if you are a high performer. Good place for new graduates but not a great place if you already have industry experience. They are actively trying to do diversity hires for few years. The intention is right but implementation is poor. They still have very low percentage of female workforce and this is after lot of people getting unfairly hired/promoted in the name of diversity.

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Cons

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