Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2020-11-02
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Diversity at JPMC = Being nasty to white men and making people uncomfortable / scared of getting fired
Pros: * Well paid for most roles

* My work / life balance was good (manager & role dependent)

* Individual people are kind and welcoming in my experience
Cons: * Constant woke "social justice" activism in the workplace e.g. inviting nasty speakers who just tell you about how evil white men are, ideological BS training, hand wringing events about racism etc. For some background, my husband and I are of different racial backgrounds, the firm invites all the usual 'progressive anti-racist' types who talk about how our relationship is just fetishism, colonialism and blah blah disgusting / hostile nonsense that's worse than just old-fashioned bigotry because these people actually think they're doing good. Nobody speaks out because they're afraid they'll get fired - probably will. We're both looking to leave over it, thankfully I am out now. Individual people and teams were great, the central firm D&I folk are as racist as it gets but stubbornly blind to it then humiliate / implicitly threaten anyone who questions them - they're total 

* JPMC does not seem to particularly care about competence, merit or skills but rather which characteristics you have (racial, sexual, sexuality etc). If you're a white dude you will be treated as a problem category and you can expect promotion opportunities to be diminished (better to get promoted by moving out). It is bleeding talented people who do not want to become political activists / will not tolerate the woke bigots / just want to advance their career.

* If you're not a VP you will basically be ignored by anyone outside your team and probably some within it.

* Slow as a turtle when doing *anything*, even BAU processes. You have to raise a thousand tickets in 25 year old software systems to do basic things