fire people for wrong reasons without any prior warning, wrong reasons, and carry that "don't give a crap" attitude. - Branch Manager Capital One Employee Review

3.0
Aug 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

vacation time (when you get to use it), benefits, working hours

Cons

every month they are changing the name of a position, basically to a name that isn't as big and also lowering the level of pay for anyone trying to be promoted to that job. Also not refilling position of people who left that position previously and having the other manager or employee take over all job duties without a pay increase. Managment style is " I don't care what happend or why, just do it or your fired" You always have to watch what you say or do, managment takes a "your gonna get it now" attitude when they find out that you don't like something and try to just weed you out. Watch our, they may fire you for the littlest of reasons just before they plan ssettlements. Watch out you may get fired for the smallest of things just before a layoff or branch closing due to not paying unemployment or severences.

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