Not good for long-term employment and job security - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

1.0
20 Jan 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to start your career to get the name on your resume. Great development environment. work from home.

Cons

Salary increases are difficult to get. Don't even at the very least match inflation. Bonuses are difficult to get, depends on how good you can network. If you don't have a good brown nose your salary will stay the same year over year and suffer. heavy workload with no overtime pay. Promotions are even more difficult doesn't depend on your experience but 'who' you know and who knows you. Too much red tape, simple tasks take very long to do. Lots of finger pointing. Difficult to bring in new technologies. Full of legacy stuff. Yearly layoffs.

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Pros

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Cons

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