Exciting place to work if your heart can take it - Director Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
Dec 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-- Prestigious, top-tier financial services firm -- Excellent benefits -- Plenty of smart, committed, and competent people to collaborate with; lots of super stars to learn from -- Strong senior leadership; leadership communicates openly and frequently with employees -- Very ethical and professional corporate culture -- Plenty of opportunity and room to take initiative

Cons

--Too many EDs and MDs with god complexes -- Less than transparent promotion practices -- Too many reporting lines; -- Too many managers with poor leadership skills who tend to be more interested in deliverables and less inclined to develop reports -- While training opportunities are offered, training is not part of the corporate culture

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Pros

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Cons

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