Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2014-10-21
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

As part of an acquired company, I did not have much choice.  They were very numbers and production oriented-not service.
Pros: It was nice working for such a large financial institution. The benefits were great and it was one of the few places that still offer a pension in additions to matching 401k.  It appeared they were very interested in promoting from within but it was based on your own work search and not recommendations from supervisors. There was definitely a ceiling on job description and pay rate - once you reached the top you could not earn any more for performance or cost of living.
Cons: Some of the people that were placed in management positions did not know their posterior end from a ditch.  As with any big business, they are numbers, not service, driven.  If you don't produce - you are gone.  The environment became pretty dark with 150 to 200 layoffs every 90 days.  Those that were left were overworked and had extreme pressure to keep up the production.