Pros
1. The people... the other associates and many of the leaders. 2. Some of the offices have a great atmosphere 3. Many of the senior associates/ portfolio managers / senior analysts have an invested interest in you and helping you grow professionally 4. Great retirement plan 5. Extensive/thorough hiring process -- as a result, a lot of great people recruited.
Cons
1. Moving away from the original values and management style of JL 2. Too many changes at once. And these monumental changes seem to be implemented by top management without getting input from anyone else (i.e. associates that would be most impacted by the change). Often times the changes only hinder the associates ability to do their job 3. Despite what they say, there is no "open door" policy. They do not want to hear feedback unless you are singing their praises and 100% onboard. 4. Mentality is turning into "it's my way or the highway" 5. They seem to be moving into a direction where all employees will become dispensable - where ideas to develop, improve or evolve are disregarded and instead, an assembly line of mass production is put in place.