As frank as it can get - Anonymous employee Moody's Employee Review

2.0
Nov 22, 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Great work/life balance -Good benefits -Good place to start or end a career, not progress your career midway

Cons

-Very low pay compared to other financial firms -Known for having incompetent, untalented employees -Unfairness in promotions -Too political -Too much power given to managers - if you have a bad manager, it is a dead end job

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Cons

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