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3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,889 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 19,889 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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20K reviews
1.0
Mar 1, 2013

No Career

Recommend
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Pros

Flexability Work life balance Great employees Ability to take FINRA exams Low stress

Cons

No career path Low pay for job Poor communication from management Mid level managment has no empowerment to deal with low performing employees

3.0
Oct 24, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Terrific learning experience Well known investment company, one of the best in the world. It offers excellent resources to support your own practice Flexible hours Seasoned coworkers

Cons

You need to find your own clients, it is not easy. They dont care how many clients you have, they only care how much money you have under management. As a new F.A. If you really want to make it in this business you have to work more than 40 hours a week, including saturdays.

1.0
Jul 27, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Good Training Programs - Flexible work schedule - Ability to work from home - Good Pay

Cons

"You will loose your skills, dignity and job over a period of time" Career prospects in IT are bad. Morgan Stanley is an outsourcing factory. They hire people in India, transfer knowledge to them then lay you off. Most people in IT feel they are the next lamb of slaughter. This is how it works. They will introduce you to a few consultants, then they will ask questions about application and you will help them set up.. They will then be assigned new tasks and you will help them cross train. Slowly they will do the work and you will be on sidelined. After 6-12 months when management feels consultants know most of the application, you will be marked for layoff. Consultants then will be hired as full time employees at Morgan Stanley in India. My colleagues who have been with firm for 15-20 years are now training their replacements. It is a terrifying situation for technology professionals. If you are an IT professional, go somewhere else.

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