If you are looking for work-life balance this is the place. - Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
Dec 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The best thing about Morgan Stanley is the work-life balance and there's no micromanagement. The manager is very lenient about the times you come in as a Technology associate as long as you get the work done. You also get a company blackberry which has its own pros and cons.

Cons

Quite a lot of politics so you really have to kiss ass if you want to move up faster. Generally the people are smart but to really get things done you need connections or people will move at a snail's pace.

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Cons

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Pros

Very good co-workers, Great technology stack. Lot of new technologies and integration with current work.

Cons

They dont even give you a MS cup. They ask you to buy it for 5$. So cheap! Management big on "Giving back", Immediate managers do not like it and are not supportive. Lay off employees twice a year to show profits. Only worried about shareholders and clients. Don't know the criteria for lay-off. So, you are always worried if it is your turn. They boast about mental health and wellness. No good, when they layoff employees like this. HR = Horrible Resources. When you are laid off, they shoo you away as if you are a fly. You feel miserable. They themselves say - "We are better than Facebook or Oracle. We dont fire you at 6 AM over email." Gosh! What a comparison!

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