Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,910 total reviews)
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81% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,910 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morgan Stanley 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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20K reviews
3.0
Jun 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Knowledgeable smart people Lear to perform well under pressure and very tight deadlins Learn cutting edge products and techniques Learn to deliver high quality code on time

Cons

Too much unnecessary stress Too much focus on short term fixes vs long term solutions Too much infighting and backstabbing

2.0
Jun 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Competitive total compensation for Executive Directors - Benefits are pretty good with multiple options, but deductibles are high for standard plans

Cons

- Declining revenues and CEO commitment to cut $1B in costs by 2017, has basically shut down all hires in metro (NY/LDN) areas despite talent pool - Legacy management culture to build and customize all software themselves is deep, despite cost targets and availability of commercial solutions which meet most requirements (perhaps due to job protection) - Little to no attention is put on process. Everything is customized including ITIL processes. - A lot of smart people, but there are also others who fake it pretty well and can't deliver anything but theory. - Beware behind your back, management is typically out for themselves -- there is a trust issue

2.0
Jun 1, 2016

Do not bother

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefit package; major financial company; place to advance your career if you are willing to work 24/7.

Cons

People are perpetually laid off and hired, revolving doors. Everything, whatever possible, is being constantly off-shored

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