Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2021-05-17
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Good Experience Overall But Not the Workplace I Want
Pros: It’s a comfortable job in the sense that there are codes of conduct, standards of behavior, and established roles. The pay is pretty good (at least in San Francisco) and the benefits are pretty good. Three weeks of paid vacation and annual onsite health screenings and flu vaccines are a couple of examples. The people are welcoming and warm initially and if you fit into the “finance culture,” you’ll do great here. You could even walk away with a few friends and mentors like I was able to.
Cons: Lack of diversity is a huge issue in the industry and at JPM. The San Francisco office is supposed to be one of the most diverse and it still lacks greatly. Favoritism and popularity contests are rampant. Executive assistants are treated like waitstaff by many analysts and associates, even when the executives try to include them. The worst part is you can’t say anything about it because HR is useless. Turnover is high because people (not just executive assistants but at almost every level except top) are burnt-out and suppressing their true feeling in this environment. It’s exhausting to be in. It is a clique filled place to be. It’s also a huge company and assistants don’t bring in the money so you’re a number to them. Nothing more nothing less. Training is never really provided. You just get thrown in the deep end. hope your team is good to you.