Great benefits and people, but terrible pay and upper management - Product Manager Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
May 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing benefits, Great people, Good Work Life Balance, Good people as local management.

Cons

Abysmal Pay that they will insist is "fair", During town halls upper management will talk about how great we are doing and that we are exceeding everyone in quality, and every other metric and then when they get to pay and say "we are matching our competitors". Although WFH stats showed we were preforming great during the pandemic, Once they decided to no longer allow it... the stats changed. And continuing to WFH even if allowed for your position will 100% lock you from any further career progression. Executive level management and above does not value feedback even when acting like it's what they want. Get in line or leave.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

Very good co-workers, Great technology stack. Lot of new technologies and integration with current work.

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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