MSCI reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,016 total reviews)
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Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,016 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 16, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible remote/work-from-home policy since pandemic.

Cons

- Poor collaboration within and across teams. Silo culture. - You'll only progress if your ideas are in line with those of your bosses; otherwise, they will take out of projects/accounts entirely. Conform, or you are out. - No clear career progression paths and zero incentives for more junior people.

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MSCI Response
4y
Thank you for your review, we take comments on Glassdoor very seriously. Innovation is at our heart, and it is driven by our colleagues, we appreciate every new idea. We even encourage our employees to set an innovation goal for the year. MSCI evaluates managers annually based on their engagement scores and their ability to retain talented employees. All employees have the opportunity to give anonymous feedback to managers though our engagement survey. In addition, we would encourage you to share your feedback with your local HR Generalist.
1.0
Jan 5, 2018

Women? Nope.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some really smart people and interesting work

Cons

The Oklahoma office is out of control. The women at the company who could, have left. The ones who cannot leave, are undervalued and ignored. The culture of the company is "Mean people get promoted" - so if a woman is completely ruthless, she might have a chance (There were a handful of those). The professionals leave. I cannot count the number of times that someone actually YELLED at me, cussed me out, slammed doors, stood OVER me as intimidation, and sabotoged my success (even at the company's expense). I escalated my concerns (as did others), but management did not respond, and later denied that they knew. HR didn't respond either - even when blatent abuse and discrimination was reported. The only option for many was to leave or to put up with the hostile environment and the retaliation from blowing the whistle. The environment is always unstable as well. I had far more managers than I had years with the company, and it felt like I was moved to a different desk each time someone sneezed. CHAOS If you want to work in a hostile "boys club" of immaturity, then apply for a job there. Otherwise, don't.

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MSCI Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to voice your concern. MSCI maintains a strong commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. Our Code of Conduct and workplace environment policies very clearly and strictly prohibit harassment and other unacceptable behaviors such as those that you mention. The behaviors you describe are simply not tolerated at MSCI. Diversity is celebrated and supported through several activities in the Norman office. The Women’s Leadership Forum in Norman is an active and vibrant group that inspires and encourages women in leadership. This group sponsors several events a year that benefit the entire Norman site…both men and women. In addition, the office is very focused on supporting the community and has a premier event to encourage women to enter the field of technology. We are very sorry to hear about your negative experiences and encourage you to contact the local Human Resources representative to address the issue. We assure you the conversation will be held in the strictest of confidence.
1.0
Jul 9, 2016

Runaway train, with Misfit Managers

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Not many anymore. Sometimes great sales meetings.

Cons

Runaway train. Caused by over expansion and deep paranoia in the drive to increase share value. Can ride the market for a bit but probably not much underneath. Too much chaos and backstabbing. Often produced by lazy, manipulative managers who don't care or know much, but have been installed as part of crazy circle. Or through some other connection to the leadership. So a lot of problems never really get solved and the lazy managers will easily throw someone under bus. We are not Facebook or google. And it's surprising Labor Board hasn't stepped in. A decade of craziness. And outsourcing to a problematic extreme. All of which explains the high turnover. So projects are slowed. Then office atmosphere can get crazy too, with an insecure and lazy corporate services management. Dividing and alienating people to shine light away from their incompetent selves. Really first rate manipulative stuff over the long-term. Just like software engineering talks. And head office really doesn't care or want to know about its field staff. Meanwhile the surveys can't really be trusted to take. Not when we've seen retaliation. Often towards wrong people. Sales and testing aren't getting easier. A vicious circle of sorts. But it's a well known fact that the head office resents the original office.

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MSCI Response
9y
Thank you for providing your input. MSCI provides multiple avenues and opportunities for employees to provide feedback to senior management, their managers and colleagues. Also, companies like Glassdoor are an important source of improvement data and we take the opinions of current and past employees very seriously. Our engagement surveys are anonymous and 100% confidential. Feedback that employees provide is treated with great care and respect. We have seen no evidence of retaliation resulting from survey feedback and our above average response rates (over 85%) indicate that employees are comfortable sharing their honest views. MSCI Berkeley is a very important office within our firm. Much of MSCI’s leadership in Research, Data & Content Services, Development and Product resides in Berkeley. MSCI as a firm has continued to invest in Berkeley and entrusts the leadership here with many key inputs that are vital to our firms’ continuing product and company growth. As a matter of record, our attrition in Berkeley is exceptionally low. We believe this is a reflection of the fact our employees are engaged and like working for MSCI. MSCI is dedicated to furthering our OneMSCI culture. Our focus on creating a culture that empowers employees to take control of their careers, direct their development in ways that interest them and play to their strengths is fully supported by our CEO and our Executive Committee.
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