Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2010-10-16
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former

Former Wamulian put through Chase Hell
Pros: Depending on the department you worked in, you could have a good work/life balance. The benefits are also good. How you are treated as an employee varies greatly depending on your manager and the division you work in
Cons: You have no idea what your potential bonus can be and it also varies greatly per department.  They stack rank employees to determine bonus but if you have a higher salary, you will automatically be at the bottom, so you get a lower bonus.  The culture favors people who came from heritage Bank One.  Sr Leadership manages by fear.  If you came from WaMu you were treated like a loser because you must have been one or WaMu would not have failed.  I also had a manager that played favorites and micro-managed.  She'd give you a task Friday afternoon and on Saturday she'd be following up on why it wasn't completed yet.  My manager also feared senior leadership.  They also didn't care what time zone you were in.  I had to be on a call every Friday at 4:30am to give a 5 minute update on status.  Most days I had meetings at 5am or 6 am.  Like many former WaMulians, I was very happy to leave.