Morgan Stanley Employer Reviews

Wouldn't recommend this to anyone unless you have some rich friends.

Morgan Stanley is a great place to work. It has a lot of fun events and employee friendly policies in place.

MS has a great culture and great people, but we have recently hit a rough patch for our business model that is effecting me financially and my growth potential.

As a consultant, my duties are to lead an offshore group of 3 - 5 QA Analsts with the QA Validation of the mission-critical applications. In this role, I have to participate or facilitate many conference calls. Management is very supportive and gives me the independence to lead the project freely. My co-workers are cordial and helpful. The hardest part – more... of the job is the communication. With all of the staff being off-site, it is important to ensure communication is clear and concise to ensure the target dates are not missed. The most enjoyable part of the day is when you have completed your tasks on time to ensure the timeline are met. That truly makes my day! – less

I would assist financial advisors with their daily requests. I learned a lot about financial planning and met with many clients face to face.

Haven't received a pay raise in 4 years! Making less now than whe I started due to the new as tax. They don't care that you bust your butt and work 12 hour days. Horrible!

It was like the Army, literally
not for creative types.
Manager didn't know what he was doing.
Neurotic, forgetful, self-contradicting. Hired to do one thing - was doing another.

-fast pace environment coupled with work life balance
-a place to gain exposure to complex derivatives and sector exposures coupled with international experience
-management quick in making decisions and changes
-very friendly co-workers including those in HQ in NY
-negotiating with clients on issues is the hardest part of the job
-rewarding to see – more... that your advice have been valued and actions taken to improve the situations – less

A typical work day includes a lot of interactions with your co-workers on solving the tasks at hands but there is also a big emphasis on working independently to come up with your own solutions and input. There is great work-life balance but very little opportunity to advance in the field of fraud. Management does not reward those who go above and beyond – more... their role and consequently there is not a lot of morale to remain loyal and work harder. – less

Morgan Stanley is a wonderful company not only for those who want to use the company as a stepping stone to other opportunities within their careers but it is a great place to retire as the structure and jobs are endless.

• Provided assistance for Financial Advisors in LifeView and LifeView Plus, two retirement tools that identify client needs to achieve their goals
• Customized and enhanced versions of MoneyGuidePro, which are branded as LifeView and LifeView Plus, and are integrated with MS 360. Both tools enable financial advisors make the best use of the Morgan Stanley – more... Smith Barney wealth management processes and build stronger client relationships – less

Wonderful work environment. National Firm with wonderful employee benifits

A very nice place to work for but it wreaks havoc on your work/life balance. The job is challenging and there is never a dull moment.

I worked for this company for 19 years. I learned every aspect of investments, working with ultra-high net worth clients and to build good relationships

The branch in which I worked was extremely focused on new Sales vs. servicing existing clients. I decided to leave and move to a firm with the opposite focus. It turned out to be the right choice.

The group that I work with at Morgan Stanley provides growth, knowledge, and balance. It is somewhere I am honored to be as a young professional.

Working in the Operations section of the firm does not give me the career prospects I desire. The main attraction to me was the prospect of working in the Commodities department. This has given me a good insight into the energy sector, but I do not feel it will match my ambitions to learn more in the future.

I worked at Morgan Stanley for a year and was given a package and told that my position was eliminated while on maternity leave. Every job I applied for since then with the company was an automatic response that my application wasnt accepted.. good luck!

this was a temp job with no stablity they kept me for as long as the project was going on then let me go

Great place to start the career. Very helpful for young people to grow themselves in the fast track.