Good place to work for a steady job but very hard to advance your career without having a inside ties with sr.mgmt - Anonymous employee J.P. Morgan Employee Review

2.0
25 Jan 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent work-life balance. People with families or who are taking night classes can schedule their work hours to accomodate their schedules. The people are very friendly and supportive of each other. Lots of opportunities to learn from fellow peers.

Cons

It's a total political mess in regards to who gets promoted, who gets the good bonuses, etc. You really have to play the politics game and kiss butt to move ahead in this company.

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Cons

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Pros

1. One of the best banks, heavy on tech and AI, that makes my life simple 2. Bonus is consistent every year 3. The company is highly social and multicultural. 4. A lot of training program to upskill and develop.

Cons

1. A lot of administrative items to take care of, a significant portion is spent on meetings, meetings are called to establish an agenda for next meetings, and so on. 2. Layoffs, all year round- sometimes significant, while in the middle of delivery. If your manager is off-site/ another city/country, you are more likely to be impacted. 3. Departments may have skewed gender or racial ratios. It is best to stay away to avoid discrimination (to be fair, this has less to do with culture and more to do with who the head of the department is).

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