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Morgan Stanley

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The Firm still has great value and potential as long as mgmt can reinvigorate the traditional culture - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
Jan 5, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Franchise and people. Phenomenal opportunities to work on largest and most interesting corporate finance transactions

Cons

Too many gunslingers hired in recent years to pursue risk. Has destroyed the traditional MS model of promoting from within as new hires and people promoted above their competency levels instituted a "yes-man" culture where frank discussions and exchanges of views were actively discouraged.

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Cons

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Pros

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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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