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    3.7
    73%
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    89%
    Approve of CEO
    Morgan Stanley CEO James P. Gorman
    James P. Gorman
    2,934 Ratings
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    1. Featured Review

      "Great company to work for"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Associate in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      They are full of brilliant people and share solid values and work ethics.

      Cons

      Long working hours are frequent

      Morgan Stanley2020-01-20

    2. "Great place to start career"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Career Opportunities
      Current Employee - Analyst 

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Highly intelligent people / interesting work

      Cons

      There is a decent amount of bureaucracy

      Morgan Stanley2019-11-23
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    3. "Good Firm, Good Culture"

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      Current Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Allow you to be a Culture Carrier of firm Very flat global organization Very client focused organization

      Cons

      No issues with the firm

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-13

    4. "Good working environment, motivated employee"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Vice President in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      If you work hard at the right division, you get decent rewards

      Cons

      High pressure, intensive work, some times hard to balance work and life.

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-12

    5. "great time at this company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Intern 

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      even better poeple worked there

      Cons

      super hard labor, like a siberian gulag

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-12
    6. Helpful (1)

      "Great Opportunity"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      Flexibility with endless upside potential

      Cons

      Build a book of business from scratch is very challenging

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-07

    7. "great company"

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      Former Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Morgan Stanley part-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      i spend a long time there including in different regions, different teams across both technology and business unit. good mobility inside the firm if you are talented, lot of opportunities in different teams and regions, and relatively easy to move between teams and regions.

      Cons

      it's a big company so bureaucracy sometimes come into play, for example promotion process can be political.

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-11

    8. "Branch Wealth Management Office"

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      Current Employee - Client Service Associate in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      There are some really smart people, open to helping you and good career opportunities.

      Cons

      In a branch wealth management office if you're not one of the top producers there isn't much focus on you. There wasn't great training or a focus on younger employees.

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-11

    9. "Okay"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Financial Analyst 

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      It is a Prestigious Company

      Cons

      working hours can be tiring

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-10

    10. "Flexibility"

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

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Good working environment and flexibility

      Cons

      Lack of support for mobility

      Morgan Stanley2020-02-09

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