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It used to be a nice place to work. Now not so much

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at JPMorgan Chase for 2 years
March 3, 2015
Chicago, Illinois
2.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive Outlook
Pros

Vacation time. I started with 4 weeks.

Onsite health care.

Cons

Working 2-3 weekends a month with no comp time. Poor salary increases. Bonus that doesn't seem tied in any way to performance.

When I started this job, working weekends was an anomaly. As cost-cutting continued, working weekends became expected with no form of comp time whatsoever. Chase is trying to do a lot more with fewer people, and my career started moving from software development to more system administration. No thanks.

Advice to Management

Chase makes bold claims about their culture and how dedicated they are to work-life balance and retaining good people. That might have been the case before, but it certainly isn't the case now. Look at where things in the CIB are headed and make changes before you lose more good people.

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