Appalling offices and draconian leadership - Software Engineer III J.P. Morgan Employee Review

1.0
Aug 15, 2023
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Pros

It’s a stable job in a turbulent economy

Cons

You will be forced into the office a minimum of 3 days a week which is tracked with an employee monitoring system called WADU which tracks a lot of things about you. If your attendance drops below 60% in a 12 week period you’ll be called up about it. Attendance will also affect your year end reviews Senior management don’t care how it affects anyone Office space isn’t enough for all the employees so you’re forced to search over multiple floors for a hot desk that has old screens and equipment Not enough bathrooms for all the people forced into the office so you’ll be queuing to use the loo or searching again over multiple floors They don’t provide you with a laptop so if you do work from home it’s on your own device and log onto a VDI. Pay isn’t that great in comparison to other companies Senior management having world tours but shutting down anything below them, so don’t expect to be going to any conferences or learning opportunities, while your ED or MD is off having a jolly flying business class everywhere.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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