Top Banking Companies / Vault Banking 50 / Morgan Stanley
Vault's Rating 4 out of 5
Uppers
- “Extremely intelligent and able coworkers”
- “Still one of the top two most prestigious places to work on Wall Street”
- “Great culture with emphasis on teamwork”
Downers
- “Work/life imbalance”
- “Deferred compensation”
- “Unpredictable hours”
The Buzz
- “The best bulge-bracket bank—just as solid of an environment to learn as Goldman, with much better culture and people”
- “They are great, but you need to be in M&A to get the best experience”
- “Made out like bandits on the Smith Barney deal; investment bank remains strong”
- “Have lost their luster following the crash and are in search of an identity”
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