Morgan Stanley Reviews

Pros

easy work, tuition reimbursement for grad school is decent good.

Cons

Pay is atrocious and the annual raises are a joke. You will be doing the same exact thing everyday and you will only be doing it 3 to 4 hours each day (which is a pro or con depending on what kind of person you are). Some people do work overtime (depending on your job) buy they only get paid half time for each hour over 40, not time and a half. Once you are in the operations department like I was it is very hard to get out. Another review said it best "If you have absolutely no ambition whatsoever and just want to coast through life then this is the place for you" A lot of your satisfaction will depend on which boss you have and my boss sucked. I got a new job and they are now paying me almost 40 percent more than what I was making at Morgan. I would have had to been at MS for at least 6 or 7 years to make that much. Work is extremely boring and repetitive. I don't know why a college degree is a prerequisite for these stupid operations jobs.

Advice to Senior Management

I heard someone say that management knows how bad the jobs are and they fully expect most people to leave after 2 or 3 years. Increase salaries and have more room for advancement and this will not happen... But if the plan is to have people just leave after a couple years then you are doing a great job.

Pros

Freedom to run your own business as long as you are exceeding goals.
Adequate amount of market research resources available if you know where to look for them.

Cons

Lack of integrity!!
Lack of managerial support!

Advice to Senior Management

Be more involved in the development of your employees. Give a full disclosure of expectations and requirements. Show more respect for your employees.

Pros

brand name (though fallen off), premier work / deals, global reach

Cons

very political, especially in investment banking. backstabbing and no work/life balance. you have to fit a certain look / mold

Advice to Senior Management

not a big risk taking firm and greater personal accountability. Not the most forward thinking firm, as always lagging behind rivals.

Pros

Organizational Culture.
Work life balance.
Career flexibility, internal opportunities, encouragement in mobility.

Cons

Insufficient career guidance & growth plan.

Pros

Exposure to intelligent people, culture, and brand

Cons

Politics, lack of creativity, and outdatedness

Advice to Senior Management

Learn to think more unconventionally

Pros

Great intellectual capital, well run, excellent technology, name looks great on resume.

Cons

Compensation not driven by performance. Allure of financial services industry is gone.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay for performance.

Pros

Great salary, worthwhile job, and competitive circumstance

Cons

Hard Working, not enough rest time

Advice to Senior Management

Team Work

Pros

Fast pace environment, smart people

Cons

Long hours, industry is slow at the moment

Advice to Senior Management

Good management, people are promoted because they're good at what they do.

Pros

Working at Morgan Stanley gives employees access to a lot of resources in order to complete your work. Smaller companies couldn't afford to have all these resources.

Cons

The downside is that it is very corporate. Decisions can't be made easily and must follow specific protocols. 1 2

Advice to Senior Management

Get more young people in the company. Cut executive bonuses and reward employees at a lower level instead 1 2

Pros

Work environment, people, flexibility, benefits, education

Cons

Long working hours in some division

Advice to Senior Management

Improve the interaction between all divisions