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      Financial Advisor Associate - Financial Advisor Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

      2.0
      Aug 16, 2012
      Financial advisor associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company name Very broad product line. Excellent research Bright co-workers. Very nice office space.

      Cons

      EXTREMELY HIGH TURNOVER Branch management is very detached. Sales goals are very hard to meet in the first year, unless you have family & friends to tap. Training program is mostly out of a box, except for the week in New Jersey. The high rookie turnover is designed to provide clients for established advisors. High fee structure Lack of payment on small accounts (under 250K), which is what most FFA's are work with during the first couple of years. Computer platform is ancient

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      5.0
      Jul 15, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good future opps - lots of exit ops

      Cons

      Cutthroat culture - everybody works too hard

      3.0
      May 30, 2026
      Lead software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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