Happy joining, happy leaving - Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
Jul 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Talented people in a highly competitive environment - Fairly good trainings for new hires (both on technical and corporate topics) - Fine compensation - Great social life - Travel opportunities, even voluntary long term assignments - OK infrastructure (works, reluctant to upgrade technology)

Cons

- Big company with low transparency across departments - Tons of meetings - Visions with few related actual actions - Sometimes very tough hours - Rigid hierarchy

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
May 30, 2026
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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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