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    Morgan Stanley Reviews

    Updated August 17, 2017
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    • work life balance is not very good (in 300 reviews)

    • Long hours to establish business; longer time to establish clientele would be helpful (in 344 reviews)

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    1. "Quantitative research associate"

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      Current Employee - Quantitative Research Associate in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Quantitative Research Associate in New York, NY

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

      Pros

      People are nice. You can take as many vacations as you like if unnoticed. Generally managers don't push you very hard on projects.

      Cons

      You are committed to one team and very hard to transfer to the team you like. Of course, you can easily transfer to a worse team. The pay is low comparing with peers

    2. "Vice President Wealth Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great company to work for - support staff, products, benefits

      Cons

      Not many but they have a huge corporate structure

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      "FA Associate Program"

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      Former Employee - FAA in Bellevue, WA
      Former Employee - FAA in Bellevue, WA
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great benefits, great staff, many advisors are genuinely looking to help.

      Cons

      individualistic culture. One is not given any leads. One has to develop all business organically from nothing. So join only if you have natural network of at least 30mil for you to succeed after 3 years.

      Advice to Management

      try to help new FAAs to grow their practices

    4. "Good company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great people to work with --

      Cons

      Senior management says they value people, but that was not my experience

    5. "Financial Advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      Great corporation culture and talented people around.

      Cons

      FFA program is a rigorous program.

    6. "IED/VP"

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

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great culture, good feedback, great management.

      Cons

      Slight inferiority complex vs Goldman Sachs

    7. "Morgan Stanley NYC"

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

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      global leader in investment banking and wealth management, professional colleagues, high quality reputation, able to build a successful career, ability to interact and work alongside a diverse group of individuals, both junior and senior

      Cons

      corporate politics sometimes challenging

      Advice to Management

      continue to attract talented employees with diverse backgrounds

    8. "Operations Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Work place culture and employees

      Cons

      Mobility some times made difficult

      Advice to Management

      none

    9. "FAA"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to learn,

      Cons

      Pay was not always amazing.

    10. "audit"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      working with good and smart people, work/life balance

      Cons

      pay is relatively lower than the market

      Advice to Management

      morals and ethics should be the set tone from the management, not only high performance.

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