Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2015-09-04
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Was a very good company
Pros: Strong brand name and always in the media. JPMorgan personnel are always in the financial media. Has a high profile CEO respected in the industry. One of the most influential companies in the world. A global behemoth. Can be a good place to build career if one lives in the strategic location for the company.
Cons: It is a culture of management by fear.
Has become extremely chaotic and bureaucratic, especially with regards to systems security, controls. Firm hired tens of thousands of people for the controls and audit/security areas. Now there are hundreds of processes, reviews, questionnaires to fill with mountains of of information, gazzilion audits and tons of documentation, meetings. The intention is good but execution is abysmal. Too many police chiefs that compete to outdo each other in the turf wars at the expense of the poor IT teams. 
Career advancement in IT is only if you are located in India or a very few locations elsewhere. US staffing has been undergoing cuts for a while and will continue. So if you are looking for a fulfilling career in technology with JPMC then move to those few locations.