Tough but rewarding - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
Feb 24, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great brand name, cutting edge in some areas, great place to cut your teeth, in addition to being intelligent good networking skills will take you places, a sense of history of working for the Morgan Stanley name

Cons

long hours - it seems like everyone always has work, can be too competitive at times

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Morgan Stanley was a great environment to work in. Extremely intelligent, helpful and highly respectable collegues.

Cons

No remote opportunity within this specific position.

3.0
May 30, 2026
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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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