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    3.8
    74%
    Recommend to a Friend
    91%
    Approve of CEO
    Morgan Stanley CEO James P. Gorman
    James P. Gorman
    2,806 Ratings
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    1. "Managing many projects (expansion, CS, etc...)"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Manager 
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Challenging, Knowledge share, Respect, diversity

      Cons

      NA NA NA NA NA

      Morgan Stanley2019-11-13

    2. "Excellent place to build careers"

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      Former Employee - Vice President 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Autonomy, drive change, good compensation, excellent colleagues, great culture

      Cons

      Work life balance, deadlines, managing priorities,

      Morgan Stanley2019-10-31
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    3. "Vice-president"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Montreal, QC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Benefits. Challenging work. Opportunities for internal mobility

      Cons

      Expect to work long hours. Opportunities for advancement depends on the team and department leadership. Geographically dispersed teams makes work difficult

      Morgan Stanley2019-10-25

    4. "Pretty good"

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      Current Employee - Data Engineer 

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Large amount of resources and technical solutions

      Cons

      Process sometimes can be a real burden to get things done.

      Morgan Stanley2019-10-11

    5. "Good company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Software Developer in Montreal, QC

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good Company for a long term career

      Cons

      No cons in my opinion

      Morgan Stanley2019-10-04

    6. "Overall good company"

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      Current Employee - IT Specialist in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Good culture and people, decent work-life balance, good pay.

      Cons

      Hard to get promoted or raises

      Advice to Management

      Be more transparent

      Morgan Stanley2019-10-04

    7. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time

      Pros

      Good communication, Good Salary, Good benefits

      Cons

      Work load, High turnover, some manager are not good

      Morgan Stanley2019-09-21

    8. "Great working experience; new things to learn"

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      Current Employee - Technology Analyst 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Working individually on projects; following agile methodology; recognition; great salary

      Cons

      slow processes; multiple system dependancy; complicated process

      Morgan Stanley2019-09-26

    9. "Awesome workplace"

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      Current Employee - Technology Analyst in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Decent money, enthusiastic coworkers, passion for technology is very apparent, ~$5000 signing bonus for student, ~$5000 bonus/year (depending on performance) lots of opportunity to move up and move around

      Cons

      18 months before relocation is considered, $65000 for new grads in Montreal is not as competitive as some companies

      Morgan Stanley2019-09-11

    10. "Very good work environment"

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      Current Employee - Integration Engineer in Montreal, QC
      Recommends

      I have been working at Morgan Stanley full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      A lot of subject matter experts working closely together. Feels like a startup mode which is also great.

      Cons

      Nothing in particular to share.

      Morgan Stanley2019-09-04
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