Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,828 total reviews)
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73% positive business outlook

Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,828 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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1.0
Dec 18, 2018

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Pros

Good place to start a career if you can get licensed

Cons

To many older MDs who are unreceptive to recognizing and rewarding talent for top performance. HR has to much power and influence and is not a true partner.

1.0
Dec 17, 2018
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Pros

They provide a phone and a desk, that’s about it.

Cons

70% failure rate for a reason. Place is a revolving door on all levels. Rewards people churning their own accounts or family member’s accounts for revenue. Doesn’t value real relationships - model is based on revenue not AUM. Myopic, not big picture. Hypocrisy across the board. 3 pillars of culture - do the right thing, build relationships, give back - all a bunch of corporate rhetoric - they didn’t do the right thing by me, my family or my clients, and if your revenue doesn’t meet expectations they certainly don’t care about yourrelationships. One of the worst experiences ever. Stock is at $39 for a reason !

5.0
Sep 13, 2017
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Pros

A really incredible company to work for. They really want to make sure employees are taken care of in every aspect. The environment is so welcoming and there is so much to learn. As a CSA in your first 2 years you make a base salary of $55,000 in my case. I am also eligible for over time as well which is a great plus! Great job right out of college and great way to get into a top bank.

Cons

Have not received a bonus this year which is surprising. The only thing I have received is $500 added onto one of my paychecks. This can be a tough job to grow in as most of these teams have people running them who have been around the firm for a long time. When they retire they typically hand their books over to the next oldest advisor on the team that isn't retiring.

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