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
Jul 23, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of vacation days. Ability to network with clients and issuers (read: potential employers). Interesting co-workers.

Cons

Poor long-term career prospects. Uncompetitive base salaries. Disappointing bonuses. Limited learning opportunities (at least on the corporate governance side). Toxic atmosphere. Promotions/bonuses motivated by reasons other than performance. Talent or hard work are not appreciated. Low morale - most ISS employees are looking for a new job these days. Uncertain future.

2.0
Jul 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people are extremely smart, dedicated, curious, and humble and relaxed. That is changing with MSCI merger, but that legacy won't die too easily. You are given the opportunity to run with your ideas. Th culture is flat, and fun and relaxed, even thought it's Wall St.

Cons

Cost cutting is so aggressive and arbitrary that it canibalizes growth in business lines that really ought to be growing. Lots of big promises that are consistently broken. The pay is significantly below average. Flat structure often means there are too many cooks to move things forward. Emphasis on being respectful and empathetic, means that incompetent, conniving people who are also pretty nice guys, get promoted. MSCI does not and will not recognize how much the culture keeps us loyal, and there is a massive exodus of talent which has begun and will not abate anytime soon

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