Good pay, long hours - Trader Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
Feb 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You meet and work with talented and unique co-workers. There are opportunities to work and live in various departments and cities. If the idea of living and working abroad on million dollar projects with some of the smartest people you will ever meet sounds enticing then this is the place for you.

Cons

Long hours and a lot of your compensation comes down to the end of year bonus. You are compensated very handsomely, but it comes at the cost of working a ton of hours. It is hard to complain when your boss is putting in 80 hours per week.

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Pros

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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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