Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,896 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 19,896 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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4.0
Jul 2, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great brand and reputation, many opportunities for growth, excellent training in New York, top notch benefits, exposure to senior management, and open architecture platform that allows the investment rep to keep a high commission.

Cons

The PWM program for Associates is a mixed bag and has had a very low rate of success of Associates going on to make it as Investment Representatives. If you're not paired with a team, you're basically going it on your own, and it can be really hard to succeed that way.

3.0
Jul 2, 2009

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to advance internally are definitely available to those who work hard and take ownership of their own professional development. Knowledge sharing is also definitely a plus as everyone is willing to coach and train.

Cons

The salary and benefits are below market rate. Work life balance is also deteriorating as everyone takes on additional responsibilities with less pay. Morale is decreasing among the teams due to these downsides.

4.0
Jun 28, 2009

Pay needs improvement.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working for a top name company has a lot of perks and recognition. It is also a good stepping stone in case switching companies and having Morgan Stanley on the resume.

Cons

Salary is not great, seems pretty low in the start. Compensation is laughable at the start of your career, but comparing with others who has been there a while and what they make would give a motivation to stay. Yearly-review bonuses are also a joke, comparing to others in companies in the same industry.

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