Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2016-02-19
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Penny wise pound foolish
Pros: Large company perks 
 - training 
 - mobility if you know the right people
Easy to hide out if that's your style 
Easy to succeed in if that's your style - cos lots of people are just hiding out :)
Good collaboration Technology - video conferencing everywhere

Jamie Diamon - few leaders like him are left on wallstreet - unfortunately he is out of touch with the org - given the size of the org 250k+ employees I guess it is to be expected.
Cons: Micro cultures established by the ruler of your realm
 - some orgs are run by thugs
 - some by good folks - these are few and getting fewer

Benefits get worse the more successful you are 
 - no 401k match if you make over $X
 - no discounted stock purchase if you make more than $X
 - tuition reimbursement is mediocre 

HR is useless and won't do anything to help anyone at any point
You are very much on your own. 

Crappy facilities 
- packed in like sardines 
- inconvenient locations 

Focus on cost has left IT infra compromised
-Slow computers that waste your time
-No real helpdesk - victim of silo cost cutting 
- any dependency on central infra teams will have you waiting for months on end

Random location strategy one day get out of X city a couple of months later - invest in that location.