Split personality disorder - Vice President Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
22 Aug 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Positive brand name to have on resume. In the right position you can learn a great deal about the investment business with opportunities for advancement or overseas work. Comp is competetive although it can be confusing as to how they came up with your figure.

Cons

Retail (the former Dean Witter) and Institutional (the white-shoe firm you know of) are at odds with one another. The retail side is in dissaray with old cultural barriers preventing positive change. Many employees seem beated down, unappreciated and unknown. Promotion policy is restrictive to # of years with firm and is challenging for high performers to be offered promotion prior to the HR approved length of service requirement.

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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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