True feelings - Financial Advisor J.P. Morgan Employee Review

4.0
Dec 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Limitless possibilities for career change, however, you have to wait 1 year before applying for an internal job. Great benefits and good culture. The company is very conservative and deliberate with their compliance and paperwork... that is both a positive and a negative in my opinion... sometimes that makes it harder for you to do what you were hired to do... "red tape"... however, that same conservatism and deliberation is what probably is helping JPMorgan become who they are today.

Cons

As with many large employers, who you know sometimes becomes more important than what you know. Also, depending on your line of work, job can get very monotonous. I quite literally left the company because I was bored and felt I needed a different challenge. I have noticed that "hierarchy" plays a major role in everything the firm does... I saw many poorly qualified people (specially in my area "retail sales) dealing directly w/ the public; yet, the company seems to somehow turn a blind eye to that as long as the numbers are being achieved. It was a sad realization, but a true one. The company will not train you to be better at your job... that is entirely left up to you and your direct manager. I was lucky enough to have a fantastic Investment Manager... however, he was truly "one in a million" there... Technology at JPM is "ADEQUATE" AT BEST! Very much below where one would expect such a high profile company to be.

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Cons

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Pros

1. One of the best banks, heavy on tech and AI, that makes my life simple 2. Bonus is consistent every year 3. The company is highly social and multicultural. 4. A lot of training program to upskill and develop.

Cons

1. A lot of administrative items to take care of, a significant portion is spent on meetings, meetings are called to establish an agenda for next meetings, and so on. 2. Layoffs, all year round- sometimes significant, while in the middle of delivery. If your manager is off-site/ another city/country, you are more likely to be impacted. 3. Departments may have skewed gender or racial ratios. It is best to stay away to avoid discrimination (to be fair, this has less to do with culture and more to do with who the head of the department is).

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