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Incredible environment at Morgan Stanley

Engenheiro De Software Pleno
Former Employee
Worked at Morgan Stanley for less than 1 year
August 30, 2023
5.0
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Pros

Incredible work environment. Everyone is very friendly, polite, and intelligent.

I consider all my former colleagues as friends and I have a great affection for all of them.

In the morning, there was French bread and butter in the breakroom, all for free.

June is the company's volunteer month, and one of its core values is "give back". I have already assembled snacks to deliver to homeless people in downtown São Paulo and also participated as a monitor for a daycare excursion.

There was also the MS Cup, where each company team donated kilograms of food for each goal, yellow card, red card, and position in the championship standings.

Although the team was local, mainly focused on LATAM, the work was global and I had contact with people from Canada, USA, India, China, France, Hungary, etc.

I learned a lot about OOP and built my first microservice, which was responsible for storing general configurations in JSON format.

I had an accident due to which I was away for more than 2 months, and HR supported and provided me with impeccable assistance.

Cons

There was a gentleman's agreement where the new employee could distribute their vacation days, which would only be their right starting from the second year of the contract, within their first 2 years at the company. This is no longer possible due to a restructuring carried out this year (2023).

In the beginning, there was no time clock system; each person was responsible for their own working hours. But during the restructuring, we started recording arrival, lunch, and departure times in an Excel spreadsheet. There were no hour banks or overtime compensation.

With the restructuring, now lower-level positions (Associate and Analyst) get overtime pay, but those in trust positions do not (VP, ED, MD).

Advice to Management

Manter o ambiente de trabalho incrível que já se encontra estabelecido. Aumentar o "give back", participando de mais eventos e ajudando ainda mais a comunidade.

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Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
5.0

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