Very Techie, but Management is MIA - Vice President - Technology Morgan Stanley Employee Review

2.0
10 Dec 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Staff is incredibly technical and compensation is above average. Good position for junior people and TAs who like in-the-weeds technical work and coding.

Cons

Middle and senior management are mostly long-tenured techies with no 21st century IT management skills. No strategy, vision, or leadership. Major technologies are old (10+), proprietary, over-engineered and geeky amateurish. Out-of-box thinking is discouraged and viewed as a "threat". Professional hires with more real-world experience should avoid Morgan - they'll be frustrated by the lack of management sophistication and the absence of leadership and direction.

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Pros

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Cons

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