Morningstar reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,135 total reviews)
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Kunal Kapoor

83% approve of CEO

70% 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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4.0
Mar 3, 2010

Good place to start a career

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Pros

All the things that people have mentioned....ethical, smart, hard working people. The company's mission is one that you can be proud of...

Cons

While you can be proud of the company's mission, that doesn't mean Morningstar pays fairly compensates. I think they are on the low-end. This being said, the benefits are pretty good (until they cut a bunch of them) and this is why I think its a better place to work if you are just starting out. The benefits, like flexibility of schedule, are more important to younger people than to mid-level people looking to raise families in Chicago. The leadership at the top has made a lot of money on stock options, etc and this has left a gap of middle managers that are under-paid...and younger employees that are happy to have lots of flexibility in their schedule or getting school partly paid for.

2.0
Mar 1, 2010

Not a good experience...

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Pros

People around you are generally smart. Nice office environment and perks. The organization structure is pretty flat. Good technology and user-friendly system/software.

Cons

Limited learning curve unless you are in their "front offices" (e.g. research dept). People tend to be arrogant and disrespect the employees from second, third-tier schools. Need to be "careful" with Equity Research's HR department...

2.0
Feb 26, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Two words: tuition reimbursement. It used to be amazingly generous - 80% with no strings attached. Now it's still 80%, but you must stay for 2 years after graduation or else pay it all back. The sabbatical policy is nice as well - you get a paid 6-week sabbatical every 4 years you work there. Good office design, free coffee/espresso and soda fountains on each floor.

Cons

They have a large development office in Shenzhen, China. As of late, there has been little interest to hire more people in the Chicago office, as they opt to hire in China instead. Chicago is turning into a management location only with respect to technical positions.

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