Bank of America

Perhaps the greatest benefit of being at such a corporation is its size. Bank of America boasts hundreds of thousands of employees and is one of the Big Four banks in the US. It's a place where there are many avenues for career enhancement, opportunity, and enrichment, provided that you look for them. It is established, and there is a high demand for innovation, structure, and future-proof frameworks.

As an employee nearing 5 years, I've had the opportunity to be part of some of the most grueling tasks at the Bank: QA. This comes with some of the hardest and most tedious work one may find. Yet, I found a niche in developing automated solutions for QA processes, which opened a massive door to innovation and automation in this industry. And with an industry such as Bank of America, the opportunities are endless.

With the innovation, though, there are legacy frameworks. Perhaps the biggest pro also happens to be the biggest con. With the industry at such a large state, it is extremely hard to port entire systems within the enterprise to something new and innovative, largely due in part to risk-taking. Not only are we not willing to take such risks, many people (depending on the branch you're in) aren't willing to take the next steps in innovation and change.

We need to change our legacy frameworks. Thirty-plus-year-old mainframes stand as a great testament to the word "legacy," but they need to be overhauled at some point.