It's a tough sales gig with significant financial and personal upside. - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
May 28, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It has the flexibility and independence of owning your own franchise. The benefit is that you get a salary, benefits and a good brand to carry around while you get on your feet. If you get over the 3-5 year bump, you can have a great life balance afterward.

Cons

It's sales in a very skeptical market environment. Slow in adapting to technology and consumer behaviors Stuck in a quagmire of regulations making it ridiculously bureaucratic (that's FINRA + gov't fault more than the firm's).

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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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