Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,907 total reviews)
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81% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,907 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morgan Stanley 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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3.0
Jan 4, 2010

basic review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good learning opportunity brand name smart people to work with good location keeping up with the market career advancement opportunities

Cons

work life balance vacation not all people are great and it depends on the teams that you work in hours

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

3.0
Dec 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

MS has a long history of success in the finance industry. Processes and systems are fairly strong. It is not a cowboy culture, but does take appropriate risks.

Cons

MS is in a state of flux. It does not seem to know what it wants to do or be. MS lacks the focus of a Goldman and financial results have shown it.

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