Morgan Stanley

Money. The fact that they pay above average makes them think they can humiliate people.

• No work-life balance.

• Frequent layoffs with zero days' notice if a contractor. A big bunch of us were laid off suddenly. I finished work at 5 pm and received an email at 7 pm the same day asking me not to come back and to send my badge. Yes, that rude! (I had an amazing performance evaluation a few weeks before, so it was not performance; it was their financial results, from what I heard).

• Unpaid overtime almost every day in my group.

• Materialistic Wall Street, where you feel everyone is pushing you and rushing you.

• Too much politics. Everyone is gossiping and complaining.

• Zero space for innovation; just do what they tell you like a robot, and it is too much.

• Lack of documentation.

• Too many meetings and bureaucracy.

You may attract people with your dollars, but remember that there is something more meaningful in life. It is called ethics and manners.