Pros
Edward Jones has a unique culture of leadership, hard work, and good ethics. The culture resonates from upper management, to financial advisors in the field, back to the home office worker bees. My leaders communicate frequently and my individual contribution is adequately recognized -- not always through compensation, but the praise is abundant.
Cons
I consider myself to be a fast-track employee, and although I did receive a performance bonus after my first six months, I don't believe the compensation moves as fast as my individual contribution to the firm. That is a fairly whiny excuse, since I am being recognized and rewarded somewhat even in a bad economy. Also, our Managing Partner made it known early that the firm is tightening the belt and we are in a hiring freeze without employee raises until revenues improve. I appreciate them being honest. I would never leave because of the reason. In fact, I cannot think of any situation in which I would leave Edward Jones at this time.