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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 294 Morgan Stanley Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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"Great benefits and culture! Supportive environment that supports work/life balance. You're able to give back to the community, take time for your development (personal and professional), and there is a focus on networking."
Posted 4 years ago in Baltimore, MD
Financial Advisor

"MS is a good company, but it is experiencing some problems due to current financial market conditions."

Operations Manager

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I liked the clients and brokers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Honesty."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"The branch closed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look beyond schooling; get people in there with know-how."

Financial Advisor

"Pre-merger Smith Barney review."

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I like the corporate excellence."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"One of the better houses left standing."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I dislike the corporate overhead and the one-stop-shopping approach."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Refocus on client relationships."

Stockbroker

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I like the pay, the competitive atmosphere, and the learning experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be aggressive!!!!"

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I dislike office politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Invest more into training."

Full Service Broker

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I like the clients."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I dislike the management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't hire kids into management."

Help Desk Administrator

"Nice place to work."

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I like working in NYC."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I dislike the hours."

Professional Engineer

"This is not the super bank to base a long term career."

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"They run a strong IT shop."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know your subject matter, or know a senior insider who has your back. It's all about, Who has your back."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"There are too many highly-paid managers who do nothing except push paperwork to the next higher-paid manager, who also does little or nothing, except to perpetuate the cycle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give a higher regard to your employees - and not on paper because you have that covered and polished - real life is what I'm referring to."

Technical Specialist

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I used to like to have a good team with respect and teamwork."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Let them challenge and figure out what is the best for themselves to answer. If they choose honestly to answer the question. that's great!"

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I don't like to see people who worked on their own and weren't allowed to share some work with other peers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate clearly to students your policy on responding or not responding to email messages. Set up a separate email address where students can email you. Check this email only when you plan to respond to student emails. Be clear with my peers about when I will be available, how often I check my email, and how much time they should allow for you to get back to them. Give students a deadline for sending questions electronically before exams and assignments. Let them know when you will stop responding to emails."

Client Services Associate

"It is a great experience to work in a corporate world."

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I like the people."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I dislike inefficiency due to the size of the corporation."

Senior Consultant

"Morgan Stanley is a good company."

Systems Engineer

"I was a senior systems engineer on this account when I worked for NAS."

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I liked the projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself and be honest."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I disliked the long hours!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Balance the workload!"

Executive Assistant

"Challenging"

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"Financial eduacation received, the networking opportunities, and salary package."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Thick skin and a willingness to be attached to blackberry and laptop 24/7 are REQUIRED."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"Work and personal life was completely off balance."

Software Engineer

"Push yourself to do good work and the rest will fall into place."

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"Exposure to new technologies open to creative ideas"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be sure that your ability to be a team player is evident."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"Management was a bit too multi-layered. Some content producers didn't abide by the software development life cycle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't over look good work, even if it is across the country."

Senior UNIX Administrator

"Great place to work, bring your dog on Friday's at least back then."

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"Awsome wish I was a perm employee."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Give it your best"

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"Not working there."

Outside Sales Executive

What do you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I liked my earning potential."

What don't you like about working at Morgan Stanley?

"I believe they were slow to react to a changing environment."

Morgan Stanley Reviews FAQs

Is Morgan Stanley a good company to work for?

Morgan Stanley has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 294 Morgan Stanley Review Ratings left anonymously by Morgan Stanley employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 93% of employees would recommend working at Morgan Stanley.

Does Morgan Stanley pay their employees well?

Morgan Stanley employees earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 9% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 116 Morgan Stanley employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Morgan Stanley Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Morgan Stanley?

93% of employees would recommend working at Morgan Stanley with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Morgan Stanley 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Morgan Stanley?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Morgan Stanley is a COO at $333,000 annually. Browse Morgan Stanley Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Morgan Stanley?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Morgan Stanley is a Assistant Office Manager at $15,000 annually. Browse Morgan Stanley Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Morgan Stanley?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Morgan Stanley to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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