Decent Place to work - still a US Bank - Director, Software Engineering Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
2 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Culture is good - generally non hierarchacal but this is highly team dependent. Heavy push to modernisation is a great opportuinity to learn and grow career in modern tech.

Cons

Most company benifits are US centric. Growth stagnates massively slow to change. Career progression and criteria is very opaque There is some implicit overwork that happens across team - not forced but implictly expected

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5.0
21 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Goof work life balance and lots of learning opportunities

Cons

Compensation wasn't great, though I've heard it's improved.

3.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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