Wow, I work in IT for another bank that has been in the news alot recently... but the previous message perfectly sums up my experience in IT. All interesting work shunted to India and stuck fixing legacy stuff. Time and time again told the next project is ours, etc only to be made a fool again.
I can't believe how terrible it has gotten, where once there were so many opportunities. xxxk employees and not a SINGLE position open for anything less than 'senior' with 5+ years of experience. I doubt it's even possible for a stateside employee to gain that experience there anymore, which just perpetuates the outcome. Ditto on the politics.
I would also agree on the personality defects. After 11 years in various IT roles, I can't wait to finally get my papers and hopefully take some time to soothe some of the damage this experience. I'm grateful that I'll even be afforded that opportunity, and realize that others have far worse lots in life.
If you like backstabbing, politics and nepotism, this is the place for you, I heard Jamie Dimon once had a fight in the reception area at the Victoria Embankment office. My time at JP Morgan worked on a dull legacy projects, patching up old programming code, with no chance to do anything new or interesting. My soul was s---ed out of me.
It's fair to say that MOST of the IT staff and Female managers who have been there for 15+ years have severe personality defects and would not be able to find a job elsewhere.