Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2010-08-16
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former

Horror Show
Pros: 4 weeks vacation
opportunity to try new techniques
benefits
exposure to business unit presidents
community service
nice office
good cafeteria
Cons: Backstabbing - a senior business manageer (my level) went to my bosses' boss because I was employing the recommended cost savings approach to focus groups and wouldn't spend money for Focus Vision which no one watched.
No integrety -  misuse of data - my boss reported trends in tracking data that were incorrect because the questionnaire had change. Then when next quarter results weren't too her liking she surpressed them
Unfair promotion practices - a handsome young man who knew how to butter up his boss was promoted even though he came in late, bad-mouthed internal clients and never produced projects on time, he added nothing new to the department substantitively but made very pretty charts. the workhorse of the department who brought in new innovative techniques and provided added value to all her internal clients didn't even get a bonus because she told it like it is and didn't go around promoting herself. And she wanted to work from home 2 days a week because of a 2 hr commute when other people who lived closer were given that opportunity.
Unequal availability of flex time work approaches
24/7 work hours expected
Managers who don't give senior employees time off for children's activities or ailing family members - my direct report who worked 12 hour days wanted to come in 2 hours late to go with her son's pre-school to the zoo. I said OK but my boss wanted her to take 1/2 day even though other folks routinely came in after 10:00. I was taking a day to visit my dying father in FLA who had just had a feeding tube put in and my boss was upset because other's were taking that day off. she then wanted to know why I didn't go on line after my father died and I was observing religious rituals. 
Too political -the advertising director and the new product direct who were good friends on the outside were territorial about data and would go against each other whenever data came in so that I couldn't share results with both interested parties
Focus on style over substance -  a director's only comment on a 6 month trend analysis that I did for the business unit president was that I had multiple fonts in my power point tables.
Lack of trust in employee's ability to make decisions
In-fighting between groups
No respect for managers below General Manager level - possible director level
Failure to take action against director known to harrass employees or not 'play well with others'
Poor communication despite monthly business unit meetings
Expectations for quick data turn-around then delays in action once data is received