Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2015-11-17
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Commercial Bank
Pros: It does impress your friends when you say you here....but then they think you should be picking up the tab more often. We were just upgraded to Microsoft 2010.
Cons: It's a big bureaucratic bank.  Some of your daily tasks will undoubtedly include emailing an anonymous group to request information or to make some kind of change, you're in a rush to meet a deadline, they don't care, and you can't do anything about it.  There is so much regulatory/audit work or worry about regulatory/audit work that you will be repeatedly emailed asking why 6 months ago on a report you filled out once did you put "yes" and where is the back up to justify that response.  If you cannot provide backup your group will suffer the consequence of an "action plan."  This action plan will be discussed at your group's weekly meeting, then the larger team's weekly meeting, then the overall group's monthly call.  Probably for 3 consecutive months. There are so many "town hall" meetings you will never see your desk.