Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2020-01-10
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Front office tech team - good work/life balance
Pros: Relaxed atmosphere where you are judged on delivery rather than hours worked - bear in mind that for tight deadlines this can sometimes mean putting in the hours, but that is not the norm.  Friendly professional people, all trying to do their best.  Every one at my level and above are good at what they do and there is a general expectation that you maintain that standard, particularly with regard to the team reputation. Management is very hands off, happy for you to drive the tactical work via your relationship with the business teams.
Cons: Your career path is in your own hands with no support or direction from management.  They paid well on joining, but no pay rises for last three years and bonus reduced last year across team despite mostly strong ratings at annual appraisals and company profits higher than ever.  Teams are highly distributed globally with no local management engagement.