Morgan Stanley reviews

The environment is a sweatshop where you work over 12 hours per day with little to no reward. You can work on weekends no effect. There are small groups within MS that are spectacular but, again, you need a connection to get in. The majority of the firm is run as fiefdoms where there is a lack of foresight to a singular goal. The bad part is there is a ton of cronyism and nepotism involved where if you don't belong to a certain stereotype that is prevalent in a group, then you don't advance.

- there is no clear promotion process - there are lots of opportunities at the top, but nothing at the bottom. executives get promotions constantly. - they tell you promotions are only given once a year, yet some mysteriously get promoted mid year. - managers play favorites. i have been in the company longer than one of my colleagues and do just as good a job, yet he has gone further than I have for reasons unknown to me - too many middle managers. i have to report my status to 4 different managers. - managers don't communicate with eachother. - if you are an associate, nobody listens to you. only vp and above are listened to. - compensation is low compared to other companies, and at the end of the year, very little reward is given, especially in recent times - managers give you false expectations by always telling you, 'dont worry, it wil be better next year.' before you know it you have been there for 5 years and have nothing to show for it. - senior managers are not that bright, and are stale. it seems all the smartest people