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      3.9

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (19,797 total reviews)
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      Ted Pick

      80% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,797 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morgan Stanley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      20K reviews
      4.0
      Apr 16, 2022

      Above average investment bank

      Executive director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Generally better management structure than other investment banks. Strong equity franchise (not so much for fixed income and credit).

      Cons

      Pay package is just average, and below market in certain departments. Very slow in adopting modern remote working business model.

      5.0
      Nov 28, 2015

      Great place to start a career

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to work on front page deals, interact with smartest people in the industry, and launch a great career

      Cons

      Work life balance can be challenging initially but it gets better with time

      2.0
      Oct 16, 2017

      Financial Advisor Associate

      Financial advisor associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance. You are your own boss as far as building your own career. If the stars align, you can make a lot of money.

      Cons

      If the stars don't align, you'll fail out of the program and get fired. If you fail any of your licensing exams, you're fired. As soon as you obtain your licenses, you start production. Salary starts to deplete by 10% each quarter after your first year in production . You pretty much have to bring in around $500k a month in new assets or you're fired. If you do not hit numbers for 3 consecutive months, you're fired. You pretty much have to cold call a few hundreds numbers a day to MAYBE be successful or (wait for it..... you're fired). Any month that you don't hit numbers, you will not be paid commissions. The fail rate of the individuals in the FAA program is above 70%. Training managers within the branch are just there for the title. During training, they'll force you in front of a computer to watch hours of training videos a day.

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