Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2015-01-21
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Great place for experience, but need to jump ship to make the real money.
Pros: Bountiful amount of vacation, sick, personal and holiday time.  You almost get too many days off if there is such a thing.  Diverse environment and people, Chase is a melting pot for many, many cultures.  Certain departments will really take care of you in terms of raises and bonuses, however not all departments are that giving.  Chase also utilizes the latest technology which maximizes efficiency in the office.
Cons: While Chase does have many notable upsides, their shortcomings unfortunately take the spotlight. Their toxic politics and unfair business practice make it a stressful place to work.  They would rather you quit and get more money from another company, and then match you a year later if you came back, rather than just give you a good raise that you deserve.  That is sad.  I started with the firm almost 8 years ago and I took home more money on my 1st day than what I make now.  They took wind that as an hourly employee, I made too much money in overtime.  I was then 'promoted' to a salary position which was pretty much my base salary, minus all of the OT.  I made 16k in OT one year, so imagine the significant pay cut I endured.  I then 'promoted' several other times as a lateral move and received no additional compensation other than a yearly 1% merit increase.  I finally did receive 1 raise as a result of a promotion, but out of 5 promotions they still fell very short of what's fair.   My work kept piling up, and then was approached about training to be a code programmer and taking on the job.  This is a very complex job and Chase paid quite a bit of money to train me and also promised a raise.  I did the job for over a year and had to apply within the company for another position just to actually get a raise and job title change.  The new job offer was not very good and I do not recommend working here if you do not already make a lot of money.