Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2013-02-15
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

It was the best of times and the worst of times...
Pros: The company functioned better when it was smaller in the pre-Chase days. It felt more like a family in the old days. Chase did provide good upper management leadership through Jamie D. Onsite holiday parties were nice with provided food and sometimes random prizes.
Cons: With over 200,000 employees, you really only knew the employees at your own work site. Middle management often didn't have a clue about the workload and how unrealistic the work goals were. Everything changed post 2008 when site-wide management and above changed. Work became more streamlined and micro-managed. Each manager was different in their interpretation of the rules and how they managed. I knew of one who was a true autocrat in management style and "Jekyll-Hyde personality. A very unprofessional person who was often rewarded for her behavior.