Morningstar reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,139 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 4,139 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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2.0
Aug 9, 2015

Not what I expected.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Truly a laid back culture. You can dress however you'd like (unless you're meeting clients). You're given the freedom to take up projects, meet whoever you'd like (senior management is very friendly and welcoming). The people are very, very smart and Chicago is great. Good general business experience Great products.

Cons

First role is veeeeeeeeery entry level. You're either placed in their call center as client service support for their products, or you're cleaning up data as a data analyst. It's very rare to get hired as a research associate and EVERYONE is trying to get those jobs internally. It can be surprisingly disorganized. All the pros of meeting whoever you'd like, or attending any training sessions, go right out the window if you're in client service. Then you're on the phones from 8-5pm with a 1 hour break in between. If you want to meet someone or take advantage of a class, it better be on that. Management in certain departments are reluctant to hire MDPs because they'll rotate away, so they are hesitant to invest. Training doesn't exist. It's a "figure it out" type company. Technology MDPs make almost 30K more than non-tech MDPs. (Yes, tech MDPs make 75K). The company is very, very, VERY cheap. Food runs out at the "patio parties". Bagel Day is the only free food you'll get. And they don't freakin pay you! Don't be surprised when they only want to give you $500 relocation. The technology we get to work with is terrible.

2.0
Mar 31, 2015

Used to be a good place to work.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work-life balance, sabbatical, office space, party, benefits, casual dress code...actually, lots of this kind of pros. It is highly recommended to a new hand - much less pressure, while still have rooms to learn and grow - if you want.

Cons

Take your time to read the cons from the reviews chain. I was proud of being a member of a great family, but now I am sad to say that it lost. Lower and lower employee morale makes it harder and harder to turn back to be a good company.

3.0
Oct 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Laid-back, low pressure atmosphere. Great work/life balance as most people work no more than 45-50 hours per week and casual dress code. Highly intelligent equity and credit analyst peer group. Intellectually stimulating work with significant responsibilities and opportunity to learn. Research business is growing and doing quite well.

Cons

Comp, comp, comp. Did I mention comp? Salaries are okay, but bonuses are a joke... total comp 30%-50% below industry averages for experience level. "One Morningstar" means that our group is not properly rewarded for our superior efforts and higher levels of profitability & growth. Very tight budgets mean limited resources to do job properly (research tools, research data, travel). Pay does not scale very well as one moves up in the department or company. To put it simply, Morningstar is cheap. As a result, employee turnover is relatively high.

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