MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,016 total reviews)
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Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,016 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Oct 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will have an opportunity to meet people from all over the world, especially people from India and the Phillipines, as you train them to do your job.

Cons

MSCI uses all forms of trickery to extract as much work from employees as possible. The company will tell you one thing and then do another, all without offering a reasonable explanation.

1.0
Oct 20, 2019

Hell on Earth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Immense resources available to improve technical skills. Management tries to provide perks such as "fun days" and cultural celebrations.

Cons

Blind leading the blind. Management's goal is turn everyone into a sales person - thus, there is not much breadth with work but significant depth with MSCI data and products. Leadership style of upper management is to instill fear with use of threats and intimidation. You always feel on edge.

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MSCI Response
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We are sorry to read your comments. Companies like Glassdoor are an important source of improvement data and we take the opinions of current and past employees very seriously. Our strategy is to create a OneMSCI culture – both internally but also for our clients. There are opportunities to be a subject matter expert with depth in our products, as well as opportunities to have a broader understanding for our client facing sales people. The success of the organization, our clients and our shareholders – and the success of our people – depends on having both. Regarding your comments around Leadership style, all our managers and leaders are provided feedback directly during the annual Engagement Survey results period – as well as on an ongoing basis, and we are always keen to support both managers and employees through any challenges as raised. We are proud of the fact that we have people who are smart, creative, have high integrity and collegiate in nature and we do not support the methodology or style you mention. Please do contact your local HR Generalist to discuss your concerns.
2.0
Feb 5, 2018

Outsourcing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Knowledgeable coworkers. The organization is loaded with top quality talent.

Cons

Most technical jobs in this company are being outsourced. VPs and EDs have no real power in the organization. All decisions must go through MD level at least. Everyone lives in fear of the next RIF.

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