Morgan Stanley

Overall, this is a very good company to work for. Some of the highlights are:

• Morgan Stanley is full of very talented and smart people.
• Morgan Stanley uses a broad technology spectrum and experiments with lots of cutting-edge technology.
• The benefits are generally very good (e.g., up to 3 months of paid family leave under certain circumstances, such as having a baby).
• Most departments operate on very high ethical standards.
• Good training program.
• Compensation is generally very good.

Morgan Stanley is a large and sometimes anonymous corporation. As a result, the departments can be very fragmented (e.g., if you want to run a database, you have to go through the DBA group).

My biggest gripe is that Morgan Stanley engages in extensive offshoring, especially to India, which can be a challenge and dampens morale for NY-based employees.

Reduce offshoring, even if NY salaries have to be frozen or reduced.