Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,880 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 19,880 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
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Annual PTO & Sick time is given upfront at the beginning of the new year.

Cons

* Yearly layoffs in the Spring (NO matter uf you are a good employee. Even if you are above average on production and quality) * Micromanaged * Judgemental managers/higher ups (lots of cliques) * Bare minimum raises and bottom of the totem pole on new hire wages compared to CEO, VP, HR etc * Youre just another number in the corporate world. (Lack of job security) * Desk sharing, lack of tissues and clorox wipes (Don't care about germs and everyone getting sick)

2.0
Apr 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

At the time, their account opening process was more streamlined than at other companies

Cons

No real training, the brief online modules did not fully correlate with hands-on experience and there were very little written guidance/resources making it imperative to depend on someone to show you how to do anything. Also, this firm expectation to pick up the phone at all times, needing a back-up when going to the bathroom or being in a meeting,

4.0
Apr 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work environment with supportive team and opportunities to work on modern technologies like microservices, Angular, and cloud deployments. Encourages learning and ownership.

Cons

Work-life balance can sometimes be challenging during tight deadlines, and processes can be improved for faster decision-making.

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