Pros
Competitive pay and benefits with peer institutions Extremely intelligent and skilled co-workers Management makes a real effort to support work-life balance I can't speak for other managers/teams, but I love the MD that I'm reporting to and the team that I'm on Strong industry name recognition
Cons
Confusing RIF decisions given the firm's performance, and poor internal communication about rationales While benefits such as healthcare are industry competitive, the costs are still very high for what you get Weak 401k investment selection (broad range of funds, but all with ridiculously high expense ratios even on the index funds) No consideration that most employees are not the typical MS client (no breaks on the absurdly high $10.95 online commissions, very little access to no load funds with respectable expense ratios, no discounts on advisory fees)