Good work environment, but limited growth opportunities - Applications Developer J.P. Morgan Employee Review

3.0
Jan 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Quality of co-workers is good. So you are not stuck due to incompetence of someone else (atleast not for long) as often happens in service industry. If you have the right level of assertion and execution capabilities, you can get good visibility which you can utilize to get faster promotions.

Cons

If you are at non-management level, Increments will be getting tinier year after year; and if you have entered on lower level of salary band you will take years to reach a decent level. Strongly advice to enter only at higher levels to enjoy better raises and faster promotions. Else be prepared for a stagnated career. Going towards the service industry way. Employees were once considered asset (maybe they are still considered so in few geographies). Now its a body shop. No career path. People are stuck doing same stuff with no visible career path. No onsite opportunities. Compared to service industry, the salary will only be 20% higher in most cases or atleast that will become the case in 2 years time once you join. In my opinion, service industry provides better career path, opportunities; though the base salary may be a tab lower than JPMC

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
May 12, 2026
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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