Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2018-05-02
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Big Brand - not so big on values and culture
Pros: > Good pay (not the best) but if you can negotiate and come in with a good package it will most likely be higher than what other similar sized institutions will pay.  However, there is hardly any percent yearly raise. 
> Not so bad Bonus: In Technology they don't pay as much bonus as they do for the business guys who bring in the money. Give or take 10%.
> Decent medical coverage. Not a big fan, but works.
> Lot of technology focus. Wide range of things to work on. From legacy tech to Cloud computing.
> Has a cafeteria in my location with subsidized food. Decent choices available.
> Good work life balance. Unless you are in a very specific role that requires you to take off hours calls or something, you can generally do 8-4 / 9-5 job here.
Cons: > There has been 6-7 changes in management in the last 3 years. There is no stability.
> A new lead comes in, spends a year criticizing the previous lead and planning the next big thing, and then there is a management change. He leaves (or is asked to leave) and the cycle repeats.
> No value for people. Everyone is replaceable. 
> They will talk all sweet in townhalls, but on the ground reality is different.
> Not easy for folks on work visa, waiting for GC etc,
> Lot of politics
> hard to achieve anything. People will first be non supportive of what you are trying to do, and then if you somehow still manage to do well - will finally try to steal your thunder and claim credit for the task you did.
> Incompetent people are promoted over smart ones, just on the basis of personal rapport.
> Lay off culture (for whatever reasons. Mostly personal.
> (there could be many more - I am just tired of typing)
(The above points are obviously generalized, there are good people and good projects too. Might be rare, but there are)