Professional and challenging - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
26 Oct 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you want to learn self-reliance, to be challenged and finding your own way this is it.

Cons

Low pay for the most part. When John Mack cut everyone's salary to save the company a few years ago, he never gave it back even after Morgan Stanley was doing very well.

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5.0
9 Feb 2026
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Pros

Great work experience, learned a lot

Cons

Limited upward mobility for some

3.0
30 May 2026
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Pros

Very good co-workers, Great technology stack. Lot of new technologies and integration with current work.

Cons

They dont even give you a MS cup. They ask you to buy it for 5$. So cheap! Management big on "Giving back", Immediate managers do not like it and are not supportive. Lay off employees twice a year to show profits. Only worried about shareholders and clients. Don't know the criteria for lay-off. So, you are always worried if it is your turn. They boast about mental health and wellness. No good, when they layoff employees like this. HR = Horrible Resources. When you are laid off, they shoo you away as if you are a fly. You feel miserable. They themselves say - "We are better than Facebook or Oracle. We dont fire you at 6 AM over email." Gosh! What a comparison!

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