Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,894 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 19,894 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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5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

In short, great pay, great colleagues, great internal and external opportunities, great name brand recognition, relatively few strong and difficult personalities (relative to other banks on Wall Street). Morgan Stanley has demonstrated time and time again a truly differentiated culture that empowers employees to succeed and to get paid well for their efforts. As an analyst, there is no better investment bank to work for than Morgan Stanley.

Cons

Unpredictable hours, long hours, sometimes subordinates are forgotten (when credit is given) The standard issues with being an analyst at a bulge-bracket bank - working into the early morning on transactions, needing to break previously scheduled appointments, or generally having a difficult time balancing work and life

3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is a very prestigious place to work, but the lifestyle is unbearable and, like most places in finance, the people are even worse. Everyone is very self-important, and no one is nearly as bright or clever as he thinks he is. It is definitely a good place to start a career, but every day you will question why you've decided to spend your life in such a miserable place. There are many ways to make a dollar in this world, so you should strongly question why you've chosen this place to make yours. Also, no one is good looking.

Cons

It is an ok place to work, but the lifestyle is not good and, like most places in finance, the people are even worse. Everyone is very self-important, and no one is nearly as bright or clever as he thinks he is. It is definitely a good place to start a career, but every day you will question why you've decided to spend your life in such a miserable place. There are many ways to make a dollar in this world, so you should strongly question why you've chosen this place to make yours. Also, no one is good looking.

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