MS where the wealthy serve the rich. - Financial Advisor Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
7 Feb 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Elite environment,top quality piers and management. Very focused on the 1%, which is great if you have connections and a network in that rarefied space.

Cons

Hard to build book without a network of high net worth prospects. If you belonged to the rich kids Frat or Sorority, top country club, yacht club or sit on the board of establishment charities, you can do very well.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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