Good atmosphere, good pay, but cumbersome bueraucracy - Site Engineer JPMorganChase Employee Review

4.0
11 June 2008
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Pros

Great pay and you get to work with some outstanding people. The environment is friendly and contractors are treated with respect unlike in many organizations. The company (at least in my division) seems to understand that IT brings value and is not just overhead.

Cons

It can often be hard to get things done due to a massive Corporate Bueraucracy. Even small changes to systems and network resqources can take weeks or months to get done due to cumbersome procedures and a staggering list of stakeholders that all have to be consulted.

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5.0
22 June 2026
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Pros

great place to learn and great benefits

Cons

tough to stand out, very competitive

4.0
21 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

They treat people well overall. It's all about connecting to others to get anything done, so if you're great with networking and maintaining connections it's a good place to work. Honestly the kindest layoff I've ever experienced, including genuine internal support to find another job. Still doing meaningful DOI work, including some of the best friendly benefits out there.

Cons

If you don't have a highly specialized cyber security skill set or work at a main campus in Texas, Ohio, Delaware, New York or New Jersey don't expect to ever move up the ladder. Staying focused on goals OR successfully communicating strategy pivots seems to be beyond most MDs in Global Technology. They seem to be having a re-org problem at the moment. I had 5 managers in the last 365 days I was there, hardly time to get any work done and then challenged at the end to show impact or delivery, all you can do is shrug and say 'tell me how, when you moved me every 2 months?"

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