Artificial culture, sales is policing and a false sense of 'excitement' - Anonymous employee MSCI Employee Review

3.0
Mar 15, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Solid research teams across Barra and Index

Cons

~ email driven culture driving inefficiencies ~ incompetent middle management ~ Dont be fooled, Sales is order taking from management and heavy policing (particularly index sales) across the market forcing licensing ~ Artificial culture where everyone is looking for company-wide exposure and a false sense of 'excitement' exists ~ MSCI needs to recognize that they are just a data vendor - no more ~ Unfortunate Investment banking culture which should not be present ~Promotion is based on politics and how many emails you have sent to gain exposure to senior management, be prepared

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5.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

Great company, phenomenal culture, diverse, solid pay, very collaborative environment that promotes success.

Cons

None, I would recommend MSCI to anyone in the job market

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

1) Very supportive environment 2) Smart people 3) Challenging problems

Cons

1) Slow promotions 2) Some legacy systems which can be painful to work with

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