Decent people & culture, horrible location (Baltimore) and compensation relative to cost of living.
Pros
There are some decent people and the culture is ok. Decent work life balance compared to some of the other big banks (but it can vary depending on the team you’re on).
Cons
Location and salary. You have to pay MD state and Baltimore city tax (or if you live outside, whatever the local rate is) which are very high, you have to pay for parking, which can be nearly $200/mo depending on which office you’re in and the crime in Baltimore is so bad, a lot of my co workers and myself felt unsafe to even venture outside the office. There were actually several instances of crimes occurring right outside the office. Also, housing around the area is very expensive, the traffic is awful, and the roads in the city are a disaster. My advice is if you’re thinking about a career here, ask for a lot of money, find a decent area well outside of the city to live and don’t venture out away from the office, particularly the downtown location. I wasn’t being compensated nearly enough to live a decent quality of life around there.
