No work, Time spent only in Meeting rooms !!! Neither there is a Morning nor there is a Star here.. !!! - Anonymous employee Morningstar Employee Review

1.0
Aug 11, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good Work-life balance... Simply attend meetings & calls from US multiple times on same topics & no actions. Please focus on working over "mere discussions & talks".

Cons

No career/Personal growth, humiliating Chicago management. People discuss on & on, with no action items. OR.. they speak on impractical Action items in one call & discuss on the failure of the same Impractical actions in the call next :) hahaha... If you wish to go on vacation & no work, Just attend meetings. And yes, most important- Forget having a Self-Respect & listen to all humiliating language said by Chicago managers. When you had enough of it, get serious & move out of Morningstar.... It is extremely demotivating working at Morningstar !!! There is no Morning & No Star at Morningstar.

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Morningstar Response
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Thanks for sharing your feedback. I wish you had come to me with your concerns before you chose to leave Morningstar. While I believe the relationship between India teams and their Chicago counterparts is very healthy and productive in most cases, it’s always possible that there are isolated instances of friction. I view it as my responsibility, as well as the responsibility of other leaders here in Mumbai, to help address these situations. Oftentimes it’s simply a communication problem or a misunderstanding that's easily rectified. Regardless of the cause, we want to eliminate such instances and help our teams continually improve cross-border collaboration. But we can’t help if such situations are not brought to our attention. I can say with absolute certainty that our goal is to ensure a highly motivating and progressive career experience for our team members, and to execute with intensity (not just talk about it). I’m sorry you didn’t have that experience, and I wish you would have brought that to my attention since you seemed to have a favorable opinion of India leadership. Nonetheless I hope you’ve found a better fit and I wish you the best of luck.

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