MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,017 total reviews)
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Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,017 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
May 31, 2011

Sinking Ship

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good brand, decent at work life balance, plenty of holidays,

Cons

To autocratic, one person makes all the decisions and rest have to follow. You need to be at the right place at the right time (senior management favoured projects) in the company to get any recognition. If not then you may even give your life to the company and it wont be recognised. Managers are biased and give ratings based on perceptions. India is only looked at as a cost reducing office. Even exceptional talent out here doesnt get adequately rewarded. Its worse than a KPO. Career development is a myth out here. Managers will try their best to hold you back so that you can continue to "serve" them and not let you move to better roles. Expect a lot of lies from managers. Lot of micro management. Frustrating and repetitive work with no expectation of growing within the firm. Compensation is a big problem. You may get a good hike when you join the firm. Do not fall for this trap like me cause post that you will only get microscopic increases in salary and there will be a pathetic reason by the management to justify that. High attrition (even at senior levels). No serious attempt at senior management to work on this.

2.0
Feb 15, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fair work/life balance at lower levels, though I understand more senior levels have less flexibility. Collegial with fellow analysts, systems that provide for some efficiencies of scale. Opportunity for my work product to have some vast impacts on products.

Cons

Lack of cultural investment in outside-the-box thinking and employee engagement. "Efficiency" as a buzzword for systematic removal of creativity. Highly controlled environment with emphasis on making every peg fit in the round hole. One way communication from management, lack of transparency.

1.0
Dec 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits package were pretty good. Co-workers were very helpful and liked to share knowledge.

Cons

Middle to senior management left so much to be desired. Friends were promoted or favorites, instead of those actually working. Often times, junior members on the team were left on their own to figure out things instead of getting explanation or guidance from more senior members.

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