Underpaid - Financial Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
19 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work with great people. Lots of really bright colleagues in the Baltimore and New York offices. Mobility after a certain period of you being a full time employee. Looks excellent on a resume for another job. Gives you tons of experience as most groups do a little bit of everything along with their full day to day job. If you are able to make the jump and advance on to NY(main office), it's a company to look at.

Cons

Underpaid. Something you'll hear most about working in operations but even more so at Morgan Stanley. They are constantly looking for ways to cut costs and one way is pay people less. Lots of turnover so there are always issues with keeping experience high and knowing the full range of what each group does.

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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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