full stack developer

vice president

sales specialist

software engineer

researcher

MSCI

There is a game room, foosball tables, and fun day every year.  Flexible schedule and Working from home is OK.  Good first job for new grads.  The CEO is completely out of touch.  The focus is on sending everything to India.  I've never worked at a place with a higher turn over.   Also, the only place I've seen where promotions are a bad thing.  It works like this.  They give you a new job with a much higher level of responsibility during the review period - but since raises only happen once / yr., you don't get your raise until the next promotions announcement, and then they say (every yr) "We just can't afford to give raises this year".  It's unfortunately even worse for women.  They don't like or respect women at all and don't really have any women in upper positions (well, maybe one) - so all the good ones have left.   It's a technology company that has terrible technology leadership and terrible security. The   application management team fights with everyone.  Management is afraid for their jobs - so they rule with an iron fist and everybody throws everybody under the bus.  The office is stressful, and the team is running scared all the time with managers who abuse people, yell at them, keep them from succeeding, and work them day and night (and holidays).  If you have experience, it is a terrible place to work.  If you're looking for your first job as a new grad and you don't know what the rest of the world looks like, you can last a few years.  Women typically don't last long.

• Flexible work schedule as long as you get your work done and stay on track/task.
• Very collaborative environment where people are more than willing to help each other.
• A good place for people relatively junior in their career, but not a place to make a career - limited opportunity for upward mobility and career development/training (was beginning to improve, but long way to go).
• Operational plan & budget held at highest levels of the organization - Executive Directors and VPs have very limited budget decision making authority.
• Top two guys come from investment banking culture/background, not a software/services background - has a very large impact on how the organization is managed.

My typical work day consist of grabbing a cup of coffee.  Reviewing any overnight voicemails, responding to emails.  Making follow-up calls with employees and vendors.  Looking at my task list for the day and beginning to execute anything on the agenda.  Throughout the day I'd attend telephone conferences and meetings.  I would end the day with reviewing my MS Outlook calendar, printing a copy of it and creating an agenda for the next day.

This job has taught me how to be a better time manager.  The most enjoyable part of the job was working with my boss who was an Executive Director and being a part of the team.

Enjoyed my time here with the organization. Held multiple positions within the IT group of this organization. 
•	Operational oversight of 10 offices in the Americas(US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil)
•	Ensures that operations under jurisdiction operate in a manner to meet business goals and objectives of the organization
•	Prepares and Manages budgets for all areas under operational oversight
•	Establishes metrics to ensure operational effectiveness across areas of responsibility
•	Administers and cultivates all contracts/relationships with vendors
•	Develops and Implements standards, procedures, best practices and business processes
•	Provided guidance and direction to IT staff members to help further career progression and personal goals

The company has started focus on extreme cost cutting measures when it comes to labor, despite being profitable year over year.  The amount of new hires and remote offices in Manila, India, etc., are causing severe drop in product quality and made communication between offices unnecessarily difficult.

The company has eliminated most of its competition in the marketplace and has started focusing on quantity over quality

Buyer beware, this firm is sinking faster than the Titanic.

This was a cool place until the CEO wasted $65 million dollars on a technology that went nowhere. An investor pushed their way onto the board and forced a $1 billion buy back for investors. This means that company is pinching pennies and dropping good people who make good money for idiots that know nothing.

We do not know what to expect coming into work every day is different, but the company is great and trying to expand our knowledge with new guidelines.  MSCI strives to appreciate the employees.  The downside of the company is CEO, COO, and management hire's friends and families and they are the ones who get the promotions and escalate there way to the top with NO education.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Incredibly poor project management.  I  was forced to make educated guesses the bulk of the time. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of communication between leadership and team. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I don’t think I ever experienced an actual culture. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
There’s very limited interaction among team members.

To work at MSCI, you musty be able to deal well with stress. Everyone who starts at MSCI quickly realizes that a lot of pressure is put on them to get a lot of work done, and if you want to move up, you will have to volunteer to get even more work done.  However, pay is good, and at times it can be a fun place to work.

Salary, PTO, and benefits are very competitive. Bonuses, including stock, were usually generous as well. Unfortunately the threat of layoffs was never far from anyone's minds over the course of many years. Making numbers always seemed more important than keeping talent. Fortunately you meet a lot of top notch colleagues and end up with an amazing network across the industry.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Full stack developer 4 salaries reported	$136,250 per year
Vice president 3 salaries reported	$115,000 per year
Sales specialist 1 salary reported	$115,000 per year
Software engineer 1 salary reported	$84,000 per year
Researcher 1 salary reported	$133,500 per year

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