Financial Advisor Associaite - Financial Advisor Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
20 Nov 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible schedule. Most of the senior advisers are helpful if you go to them.

Cons

The "training" was 95% about selling yourself and selling the company. I was in disbelief as to how little had anything to do with financial markets, or the actual products offered. The "training" in New Jersey was useless and basically just a time to party. I would NEVER refer any of my friends or family to and adviser here now that I know just how limited their actual knowledge is.

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Pros

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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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