Technically conservative culture - Vice President - Technology Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
Nov 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Culture of the company is great. Business users will usually be engaged and constructive. Lot of opportunities if you're in the right team/location.

Cons

At a very fundamental level conservative technology decisions are made that impact the whole firm. This is understandable given the highly regulated nature of the company and the large nature of the company. But it can feel like you're spending a lot of time learning to do things the Morgan way with their very proprietary tech stack. Also there are the usual problems with technology in the Finance industry generally being treated as lower tier citizen of the firm.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Very good co-workers, Great technology stack. Lot of new technologies and integration with current work.

Cons

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