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Morgan Stanley

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Bad experience. Company doesn't reward hardworking and dedicated employees. It is fraught with selfish managers. - Senior Manager Morgan Stanley Employee Review

1.0
Jan 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Global exposure, amount of work much more than enough to keep you busy but everything is useless if you are not respected and reward is commensurate to amount of hard work and loyalty you put in.

Cons

Salary not good compared to peer companies Promotion process not transparent. In some departments and India location, culture of sycophancy prevalent and only sycophants get promotions and recognised. Genuine and honest people are ignored. Middle managers (especially ED level) are so selfish that they bother only about their browny points and don't give a damn to Morgan Stanley values. They highlight fake work as achievements and self praise while also selling it to bosses to buy promotions for their toadies. Simply put they are not living upto Morgan Stanley values. Global Metro location (NY, LN, HK TK) managers give favor employees in their own locations rather than to offshore location like India when it comes to promotions or recognition.

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5.0
Jun 21, 2026
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Pros

Goof work life balance and lots of learning opportunities

Cons

Compensation wasn't great, though I've heard it's improved.

3.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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