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Morgan Stanley

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Mixed bag - has good and bad components; superstar culture, pressure for long hours - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
Jun 12, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay can be good when you've been there a while In technology, on high end of talent scale

Cons

A little bit of hypocrisy -- sure, there's flex time and whatnot, but in the end, what difference does it make when your colleagues put in (or pretend to put in) long hours? Feels more bureacratic by the day Difficult to move around and learn different technologies, typical corporate environment that way.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Culture is great Hours are not bad, rarely work on weekends and track the market open and close Networking opportunities

Cons

Unclear responsibilities Reliant on operations teams

3.0
May 30, 2026
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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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