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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20K reviews
3.0
Dec 23, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great to work for a big company. The "name" helps with future employment seeking.

Cons

The Client Services Associate position offers little to no upside for the ultra ambitious. It can be a good learning opportunity, depending on the group you partner with, but the opposite can also occur.

2.0
Oct 5, 2010

Revolving Door

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great pedigree Great analytical market research Benefits were ok Some of the sales skill taught were useful but most were a waste of time

Cons

This place was churn city, they would take in new FA's and have them bring in all their friends and families money. Once there they would place unbelievably hard asset goals, knowing that just starting out it is nearly impossible to meet the minimum assets under management and then fire the new hire after 10 months, keeping the accounts and distributing them to te top brokers in the office. Pay was not adjusted to locality and was almost impossible to live on the salary given while trying to obtain critical mass in assets.

2.0
May 24, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Working for them looks good on a resume. They promote taking the 9 & 10 series exams. You don't have to worry building your own book of business.

Cons

Micro management, not able to create your own schedule. Management doesn't know how to properly lead competent individuals. To many co-workers willing to stab you in the back.

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