Good compensation and smart people, but no job security. - Anonymous employee Capital One Employee Review

4.0
Nov 18, 2008
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good compensation and smart people are the reason people come to Capital One and the reason people stay at Capital One. The company recruits from top schools throughout the country (and the world), and invests heavily in professional development. In general, the company does a lot of the right things for employees -- allows working from home, good benefits (which don't increase in cost by 10%+ every year), fair severance (historically), etc.

Cons

Job security is virtually non-existent. Growth is gone, which makes it difficult to advance as senior managers protect their kingdoms instead of take on risks. Performance reviews and bonuses are driven more by tenure and politics than the company's managers would like to admit, and HR has a long track record of blunders when trying to address these problems.

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Cons

Never heard more nonsensical topics during meetings; people sharing their sexual preferences, flaunting overly dramatic personal lifestyle decisions, diversity to the point of failure, etc. Hearing the term "white guilt" in a professional setting was, well, pretty unprofessional. Stack ranking for performance reviews is a mess. Someone has to have an "F" regardless of their performance because that is what their line of business is allotted. Be prepared to be held responsible for actions any Sr Leadership would just sweep under the rug under their own circumstances. If a manager doesn't like you, regardless of your productivity, you're toast unless you're able to find another LoB to support. HR / AR are just a check in the box and will most likely point you from one to the other and back again without resolving any issues. You'll find yourself curious as to what leadership does as they continue to scrape managerial responsibilities from their plate, to yours. Last but certainly not least; you may find yourself working hard on a project; nights and weekends, just in case that work life balance is feeling a little too perfect. Fret not, someone will surely assist in taking credit for the hard work you've put in. I'm sure none of these things will happen to you, though. Best of luck!

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