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    Morgan Stanley Reviews

    Updated January 18, 2019
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    Morgan Stanley CEO James P. Gorman
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    • "Its difficult to have work life balance" (in 381 reviews)

    • "Need to stay in the office for long hours" (in 454 reviews)

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    1. "Great place to work"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly atmosphere
      Reasonable pace
      Team first attitude
      Good management
      Strong culture

      Cons

      Some firm related Expenses are out of pocket that should otherwise be covered

    2. "Opportunity to excel"

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      Current Employee - Senior Vice President
      Current Employee - Senior Vice President

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      You set your own hours as long as it's 70 hours a week.

      Cons

      The culture needs improvement there.

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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Smart colleagues, goodnpay, Howard mobility

      Cons

      Long hours, bureaucratic , political shame

    4. "good but technology is old"

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      Current Employee - Developer
      Current Employee - Developer
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good work life balance and great people

      Cons

      compensation is not so competitive

    5. "Great Culture"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Equity Research Associate in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Equity Research Associate in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great Culture, Intelligent, motivated coworkers. environment that inspires the best

      Cons

      Not a great work/life balance

      Advice to Management

      Put more emphasis on quality vs quantity in work and hours spent in the office.

    6. "Credit analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Salt Lake City, UT
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Salt Lake City, UT
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great people to work with

      Cons

      It is hard to know if you are on the right track for promotion

    7. "Lots of perks"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      Gym, free tickets, travel, cafeteria

      Cons

      Long commute if you live in the outer boroughs

    8. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      competitive salary and benefits

      Cons

      some departments unorganized and managers scattered

    9. "Conservative Culture"

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      Current Employee - Vice President in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Vice President in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Laid Back with no sense of urgency

      Cons

      Can get RIFFED for any flimsy reason or no fault of yours

      Advice to Management

      Please be more serious about accountability

    10. "Sales Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Registered Associate
      Current Employee - Registered Associate

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      Learn the investment business. Fairly autonomous workday.

      Cons

      Work load can be very heavy.