Pros
My vacation benefits include 9 paid holidays, 4 weeks of vacation, 4 personal days, and 6 sick days. Vacation does not roll over but resets to 4 weeks every year. Standard match in 401k. 100% on first 3%, 50% on next 2%. Downside is match is annual aggregate paid the following February. ESPP is 5% discount on JPM stock. Bank hours 8-5. I have work life balance, sometimes it leans towards work more than I'd l like. I have flexibility to work from home, leave early, or get in late. The trade off is I get my work done. Annual bonus based on performance. ~$2k for Meets, $3k High Meets, $4k for Exceeds. Plus salary raise that matched the bonus. You do well you get paid well. Understand the game and learn to play it. When that happens then you get the raise. I perform well in my annual rating so I get paid well. I don't love my job but I like what I do. If you believe the grass is greener elsewhere remember the grass is greenest where you water it.
Cons
It is a corporation and one of the largest. The gripes you expect exist here also. Mangers are not qualified to do your job but dictate how you do it; under appreciation; placement of blame; lack of transparency; lack of direction; poor planning; reactive not proactive decision making and more. But like I said, its a corporation and I've see this at every position I have worked. I work for the Pros and the Cons are only an occupational hazard. You can't work this job without them. You learn adapt, overcome, or play to your advantage.
