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Good company but not good Tech company - Manager Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
Feb 16, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lot of talented people around. Good initial compensation. Even in bad times appraisal continues(the amount would be impacted but the process happens in a scheduled manner). Work from home is available. Unlimited paid sick leave, lot of other leaves. Strong focus on the brand.

Cons

Since the time you join, you will never feel you are working in a tech company. In every way it is a bank. Everything is highly bureaucratic and every small decision takes months or even years. Functional knowledge is valued way above technical knowledge. Most of the teams use age old technologies and there is no effort to upgrade. As a developer, most of the time you will be creating tickets, following up on them, owning projects with no actual development or even designing. There are also vendor partners who might be working in your same team and on whom there is often no quality check. Everybody is only interested in getting a promotion without any actual goal

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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
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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