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      Going downhill, fast - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

      1.0
      1 Nov 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Laid back dress code Starts out with a flexible schedule for most employees Self directed learning Beer Friday

      Cons

      Teams and experiences of employees vary greatly across the company. If you're not a developer, you're less valuable. Culture where bullying is the norm. Racism and sexism is normal. A manager on one of the product teams has used the n word multiple times and no one did or said anything. A coworker was referred to as "the asian girl" and brought it to HR. HR did nothing. Your performance will be compared to people who live at work. There are developers who work 12-15 hours a day, every day. They will be given advancement opportunities, you will not (unless you are willing to sacrifice this amount of time). The average salary increase (yearly) will be about inflation. Don't expect a career here. Some of the managers are awesome. Some of them are bad. Some of them are terrible. The company moved from disorganized to chaotic. Your motivation is fear and anger. Nothing else.

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      Morgan Stanley Response
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      I am deeply saddened to read about your experience. As the head of Shareworks HR, I take pride in our company's values and our culture, which include transparency, empathy, and integrity. What you described is not in line with our core values and demands action. I strongly encourage anyone who experiences or witnesses this type of behavior to come directly to me or Marcos. If you are not comfortable doing that, you can call our Integrity Hotline which tracks incoming cases and pursues full investigations by a neutral party. We are 100% committed to providing an inclusive environment at Shareworks by Morgan Stanley, where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected. Your help in reporting these issues in a timely and factual manner is critical to ensuring we can achieve this vision together. Janice Webster Senior Vice President, Human Resources

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      3.0
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      Cons

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