Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,888 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 19,888 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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2.0
Jan 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible hours and work from home arrangments

Cons

Compenstock purssation and benefits have declined over several years. The firm switched to a health insurance provider that doctors are reluctant to accept due to low payout ratios, and premiums and deductibles have increased substantially. MEanwhile, pension plan has been erradicated, as well as employee stock purchase plan.

2.0
Dec 19, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are some very bright and motivated people at Morgan Stanley, and when you combine that with the breadth of capabilities there, you have a combination that can accomplish great things.

Cons

Teamwork is simply not fostered at Morgan Stanley. Empire building is rewarded, while healthy debate challenging the status quo is suppressed.

3.0
Sep 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Utilize ADP v5 -Very nice people -Great location -Compensation is good -Rather young workforce (hot chicks lol) -Looks good on resume

Cons

-Outdated payroll processes and limited ADP system -Some managers are grandfathered in when they have no management/leadership skills difficult to balance work/life (dont get me wrong they are for it, but you cant because you will fall back on work) -The 18 month provision - Must stay where you are for 18 months in order to move around from within MSSB. So no "get yer foot in the door" -Not really up for change or innovations-eg; revamping/streamlining/updating processes -Stagnant workplace - very hard to move around especially in Payroll dept.

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