Good pay and benefits, bad work life banlance. - IT Analyst Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
2 Jan 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Its an leading investment bank, with great pay and good benefits. There are a lot of tools and company sponsored ways that will help you develop professionally. For example, there are lots of classes that are offered for free to employees and there is a generous reimbursement program in case if you want to do an MBA or other advanced degrees in your spare time.

Cons

Most people are very driven and they stay around 10 - 12 hours a day at work, so there is not a lot of balance between work and family life. The work place is very crowded and you get a very small working space. Living in New York City is pretty expensive.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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