JPMorgan.... a Ferrari motor on a Model T chassis. - Investment Specialist J.P. Morgan Employee Review

2.0
6 Oct 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The intellectual capital in the investment space is extremely impressive. Excellent benefits. Broad investment platform.

Cons

Operational and logistical infrastructue is terribly antiquated. Poor communication across the firm. Heavy doses of micromanagement by middle and local management. Constantly changing the rules around compensation. Management intimidation. Enormous pressure to "hit the numbers" with little effort to truly determine the issues and reconcile them. All of the above prohibits delivering to the client the promises JPMorgan makes.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Recommend
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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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