Great FICC capital markets starting ground for first 3-5 yrs. Freedom to advance in sales or trading. - Sales Trader Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
17 Feb 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to take your career in any direction you want within capital markets. There's a seat for every product with real front office responsibility and experience. Great launching pad to land a more specialized role with higher pay once you figure out your career goals. Work life balance and great people to work with Take care of their people with comp and benefits

Cons

Retail focus... second in line to institutional business Paid 20% below street (but still paid well) Management turning desk into agency business and a lot of red tape

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
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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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