Morningstar reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,135 total reviews)
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Kunal Kapoor

83% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Morningstar has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morningstar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Jan 22, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits. Liberal time-off policy (although not consistently applied across departments), including 6-week paid sabbatical every four years. New stylish, ultra-modern office in convenient location in Loop. Casual dress code and casual work environment. Many good people to work with, but a few bad apples that can make life difficult too.

Cons

Compensation for some positions is far below industry standards. Bonus structure is unclear and can fluctuate dramatically. Pay raises happen seldomly - if you want to work here, be sure you negotiate the salary you're going to want for the next decade, because you'll probably still be making that same salary. Career advancement path lacks direction - it depends more on who you know than what you know. Some middle- and upper-level managers have very little management training or experience, and as a result, their departments suffer. Some poor managers can make going to work everyday a nightmare - as has been my case.

4.0
Jan 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a generous and friendly culture. There is a real "investor comes first" attitude which underlies the whole philosophy of the business - it's not lip service, per some sell side places.

Cons

It shows all the signs of a company which is growing too fast. Lots of areas of the business just don't know how to interface with others. Compensation is not great.

4.0
Dec 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This review is specifically for the Product Consultant role in Advisor Support as part of the Morningstar Development Program. Morningstar is a great place to work in general. The Chicago office is beautiful, the benefits are great, and your coworkers are genuinely wonderful people. However, this role is uncharacteristically stressful and unrewarding. If there is a pro, it's that you'll become very close to the people you work with. You'll be war buddies.

Cons

(This review is specific to Advisor Support, my Product Consultant friends in Institutional Support feel differently.) In this role you will not benefit from many of the perks of the Morningstar Development Program that were advertised to you during recruiting. Because you can't leave your phone, you will not be able to attend roundtable discussions with senior management, parties, social events, or volunteer opportunities if they are during your scheduled shift. You will work a 9 hour day with a 1 hour lunch - 1 hour longer than your fellow MDPs, without additional compensation. Sometimes you will be asked to stay even later to answer emails or complete unfinished work. You will be strictly limited to 15 vacation days, regardless of the company's liberal vacation policy, and will be made to feel guilty for taking time off because of the way it affects the call load of the rest of the (unfortunately understaffed) team. You may be asked to work on some holidays and will work several days that the rest of the company gets off. While many of your fellow MDPs get summer hours, you will be connected to your desk by a headset cord for exactly 8 hours each day, regardless of the season. You may be taken off of support and placed in save-the-sale for Morningstar.com premium. You will have very little control over your time and have very little social interaction with the rest of your MDP class. Depending upon the product you support, the work will either be difficult or un-stimulating.

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