Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2008-06-16
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

An average bank at which to work
Pros: Good benefits and average pay for similar positions within New York. The bank is large and will look good on a resume.  The company is global but I'm not sure what opportunities there are to move within the bank.  Working at JPM also allows an employee free admission to museums around the city, which is always nice.  Because the company is so large, they give good health plan benefits and so on.  Also, as an employee you get free checking at the bank.  The offices are also quite nice but I wouldn't consider that a great reason to work there.
Cons: Large company. Very clear that management will let go of workers as a result of having to make cuts because of their own mistakes. As one would imagine, the bank is large and one can get lost.  The problem with an organization like this is that it can be hard to get promoted.  One often has to be very aware of one's peers and it can be very competitive and cut-throat, which makes it hard to move up the corporate ladder.  The offices are located in Midtown, which can be a pain for those people coming in from New Jersey.