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Financial Advisor Associate - Financial Advisor Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
Aug 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Nice but not helpful management. Great name. Decent location. Becoming licensed and being paid salary during the process.

Cons

Atrocious hurdle rates. Branch managers and busdev managers not helpful - just go through the motions. Low quality employees all round - they take everyone and anyone who is willing to do a menial sales job. Not a great job in Silicon valley.

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Cons

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Pros

Very good co-workers, Great technology stack. Lot of new technologies and integration with current work.

Cons

They dont even give you a MS cup. They ask you to buy it for 5$. So cheap! Management big on "Giving back", Immediate managers do not like it and are not supportive. Lay off employees twice a year to show profits. Only worried about shareholders and clients. Don't know the criteria for lay-off. So, you are always worried if it is your turn. They boast about mental health and wellness. No good, when they layoff employees like this. HR = Horrible Resources. When you are laid off, they shoo you away as if you are a fly. You feel miserable. They themselves say - "We are better than Facebook or Oracle. We dont fire you at 6 AM over email." Gosh! What a comparison!

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