Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2014-01-30
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Not for the weak
Pros: Room to use your vision to make an impact - project managers who do more than just process will be very successful. Diversity is valued.  The company is trying to become more innovative and creative, and to encourage employees to offer suggestions. Excellent company for veterans, with a strong focus on hiring them.
Cons: very direct culture, often "New York" rude by midwest standards. Complex bureaucracy with lots of controls and policies requires you to learn the systems to get thing done. Expect to work more than 40 hours per week. 50 hours is common. Raises are below cost of living. You cannot afford to work for Chase for more than 5 years or you will be underpaid for your skills. Major re-orgs in top level technology leadership happening. Everything could change over the next few months, depending on how the re-orgs shake out.