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3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,872 total reviews)
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73% positive business outlook

Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,872 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morgan Stanley 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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4.0
Mar 11, 2026

MS Review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and brand reputation are strong

Cons

Quality of work life really depends on the organization within the firm

4.0
Mar 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is genuinely solid — most days wrap up between 8:30 AM and 6 PM, which is hard to come by in finance. You'll also build real technical skills in SQL, Excel, and PowerPoint that are transferable anywhere. On top of that, the role gives you broad exposure across many different areas of the firm, which helps you understand the bigger picture early on.

Cons

A lot of the day-to-day work is tedious and repetitive, and there isn't much of a clear path for career growth within the reporting function. There's also a cultural dynamic worth knowing about — because reporting sits in a support role within the chain of command, some risk managers can treat the team as lower-status, which affects the work environment. Teams tend to run lean, so when things get busy, the workload can pile up fast with no real relief valve. And perhaps most importantly, your experience here will depend heavily on your manager — a poor fit can make the work feel thankless or make you genuinely dread coming in.

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