Good if you make it. - Financial Advisor Trainee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
25 May 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, decent pay. Very good pay if you make it. Great branch manager, good benefits. If you think you have what it takes, then it's a good place to work.

Cons

Unless you have rich friends or family members then it's close to impossible to make it in that business, hence the enormous turnover. That goes for any financial institution where your job description include sales though.

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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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