Great colleagues, poor management - Investment Banking Analyst Morgan Stanley Employee Review

3.0
8 Feb 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

working with intelligent and world-class individuals.

Cons

Poor management of people. Disheartening to see people that knowhow to play office politics succeed over people that have truly worked hard to get where they are. Many people exude a sense of entitlement...

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Cons

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