Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2008-09-03
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Performance today
Pros: Strength of the company, great leadership from CEO Jamie Dimon, promotions based on performance.  This company has the best overall technology and sales model in the industry.
Cons: Overall compensation below competitors, no intelligent spending authority given to managers, very process driven.  (Reduces creativity and makes employees feel expendable.)  Current morale is below where it should be at a company this strong.  To truly move up in the company, you must be willing to relocate if not in NYC.  Overall upper-management does not manage the "people" part of the business very well.  (Very numbers driven with too much pressure on entry-level salespeople and not enough true career development.)  Good managers are self-taught at JPM.