Pros
The people doing the day to day (AVP and below) are amazing. The VP and above who are legacy E*TRADE actually care about the employees and clients.
Cons
Morgan Stanley is so unorganized. It takes weeks to get the simplest answers. If there is something that could be an issue but anyone below VP brings it up, no one cares. When it finally comes to fruition, the same employees who called out the possible problem are forced into fire drills to fix it and any other issues that came with it. Another nightmare of MS is the return to office. We're told it's to get back to working together and socializing, but everyone on my team is in other locations, so my drive to the office is to still work virtually. It makes zero sense. Employees were told not to expect much with bonuses or raises for 2024, but then Ted and two other men who interviewed for the CEO role got 20 million dollar bonuses for interviewing. At the same time they cut budget for any employee recognition events.