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      Needs improvement - Executive Director Morgan Stanley Employee Review

      2.0
      Jan 5, 2009
      Executive director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Brand name, global reach, innovation, solid research

      Cons

      Poor management at divisional and business level, lack of meritocracy, poor work life balance (face time required), lack of transparency, poor promotion and compensation decisions, senior managers act as "gatekeepers" of information preventing divisional managers from knowing what is truly occurring on the battlefield, unfair/immoral practices such as inflating revenue numbers for certain people in order to get them promoted/better pay and deflating numbers for people that are not "in the club", divisional mgmt allowing senior mgrs to keep their positions and jobs after countless examples/evidence of poor leadership has been documented by dozens of employees.

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      3.0
      May 30, 2026
      Lead software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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