Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2010-07-18
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Good experience/Lack of career progression
Pros: Good strong company with a good benefits package. The operations area provides a great opportunity to gain knowledge of the market and the products JPMorgan offers.  

The company focuses on giving professionals the opportunity to move around within the company.

Competent senior managers.
Cons: Lack of strong team leaders/managers. The company definitely has a corporate environment. Things never seem to get done due to individuals not wanting to get involved. People say "If you touch it, then you own it"; leading to individuals avoiding getting involved. 

The rating system is vague and depends on how your manager wants to apply it. Performance is is suppose to be rated on how well you met your objectives. Failure to meet your managers expectations can be treated as a negative even though its not part of your objectives. 

lack of retaining good talent- High turnover among recent college graduates. Most of the operations workforce has been with the company for 5+ years and they are able to keep these employees satisfied. The company lacks in trying to keep the young professionals satisfied. The individuals come in and last only for a couple of years. This is probably due to the combination of a lack of career progression and subpar salaries.