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3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,886 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 19,886 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
5.0
Oct 22, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- In IT, I found most of the people to be high caliber: i.e. smart, proactive, very good work ethic, respectful. - IT management is open to ideas from all employees. - You work hard, sometimes long hours, but there is also emphasis on work-life balance. - Very good salary and benefits. - If company has a decent year, and if you did your work well, the bonus is very good.

Cons

- The process for getting promoted (e.g. from associate to VP, from VP to ED) is not good. I know employees who were outstanding for many years and still they were not promoted.

4.0
Oct 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning opportunities, with career progression path clearly laid out.

Cons

Extremely long working hours, highly stressful environment

4.0
Oct 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

For second acts and self-starters this is possibly the best of the big wire houses. They do not lead you by the hand so have a well developed sense of how you will build your business from day one. They are fair in compensation and benefits.

Cons

Its a tough business without great credentials and its still tough. Smith Barney does not had you any business or a starter book of clients. Its all up to you. Other firms do seed new advisors.

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