Great Company -- if you liked the former Soviet Union - Vice President - IT Morgan Stanley Employee Review

1.0
Jan 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Excellent opportunities for those who enjoy the status quo and love hierarchy. If you enjoy delegating to outsourcing companies this is the right place for you!

Cons

1) IT management that knows little about IT 2) Technical expertise is rarely recognized or rewarded. 3) Anemic pay raises and bonuses 4) Cronyism and nepotism 5) MS technology that places layers on top of develop that are difficult to understand. 6) QA teams run by clueless management, many of whom never wrote a test case in their loves. Only the bottom layer of the pyramid actually does any real work.

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Pros

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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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