A great firm - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
Jan 20, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I was amazed to experience such level of efficiency at a multinational firm. The systems and infrastructure are high-quality, and people are usually hardcored professionals.

Cons

The usual problem comes with size: though your contribution can be recognized, there is a good chance your performance does not meet the level of recognition it might deserve, and also, sometimes people who pay more attention to corporate politics than their own job get too big a slice of the pie.

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