Good while it lasted - Investment Banking Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
22 Aug 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent diversity policy, wonderful on-site facilities in London (the best of anywhere I've worked), collegiate and happy atmosphere until ...

Cons

Total shock of redundancy - I worked in a Marketing area, which had a specialist remit, not too high costs, prestige within firm, and yet, all my team were cut. The Senior leadership team were as effective as headless chickens, both in NYC and EMEA. I applied for, and achieved a new position in the firm in Dec 07, but for internal political reasons, I was not awarded the promotion which accompanied this new level. Leaders in IBD were absent of compassion or planning ability.

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Culture is great Hours are not bad, rarely work on weekends and track the market open and close Networking opportunities

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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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