Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2014-01-28
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Ok Neither Good Nor Bad
Pros: Great career opportunities and focus on mobility.  Heavy investment in technology which presents employees with challenging work environments and opportunities.  Typically there are numerous opportunities to move up within the organization.  Work life balance is improving and most teams are flexible in terms of work from home policies and allowing for extended vacations.
Cons: Not very innovative and focused too much on tactical execution.  The company in general is focused a lot on risk and regulatory compliance which causes a lot of overhead and added bureaucracy which can be frustrating for employees at the lower levels and middle management.  JPMorgan considers technology a core competency but their platforms are not stable and there is too much focus on near term and not thinking strategically about where they want to take their platforms and their technology teams.  Lastly, the performance management cycle is very traditional and although they say they don't force rank employees it still happens and there is very little actual accountability on management for ratings and compensation decisions as many things are done in a vacuum by upper management