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Morgan Stanley

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MS is not for software developers - Senior Software Engineer Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
Jul 27, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can do nothing and still get paid. Classic Office Space. I.e. work-life balance is totally "life"

Cons

I recall people being fired at the day they were expecting to hear about the bonus, the engineering culture is not even close to usuals NYC fintech. Lots of product/project managers that generate tons of emails and everyone got to read it. Some developers are pretty smart but overall I think there are so many other opportunities for software engineer that MS should be the last resort.

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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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