Cares too much about the bottom line to be a competitive employer. - Operations Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
Mar 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employer annual match contributions to your 401k are excellent, which should be expected of a brokerage firm. Growth in my retirement savings has been more aggressive than with other employers in the past.

Cons

The average employee never sees anything of an annual bonus, not even around the holidays. Operations is seen as gruntwork and viewed as a liability more than as an asset. Despite what lip service management may give, the lack of competitive salaries does the talking. In a firm whose business is money, operations cost centers are the red-headed stepchild. Hard-working employees are recognized with printed certificates or mylar balloons instead of any real compensation or bonuses. Employee engagement activities are frivolous and only serve as a distraction to how unhappy most in the call center actually are.

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Pros

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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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