Capital One reviews

Though the vision of the company is to become another FB , Google , Yahoo , Intuit they do not have the resources , caliber or the balls to become one in current market . This company is probably few years behind compared to any true tech company . The commitment ( verbal ) is to build the skill set or to hire people who can or are proficient with coding aspects of emerging technologies but they necessary doesn't show while implementing it. All it cares about is being politically right and definitely people can get promoted who are good Project managers or who can suck up to their management . Not a good company who are technical savy.

Capital one used to be a great place to work - most old timers can agree on that. In more recent years they seem to have lost their way. Coherent, integrated strategy is lacking. Performance management focuses only on results and bright shiny objects. Managers have a cursory knowledge of how to effectively manage people, and leadership is lacking all around. Some departments are hiring only externally and ignoring internal candidates in favor of fresh blood. Ironically, this hasn't done much to improve the quality or speed of products coming out, nor has it helped overall morale. Most people I know here are smart, capable and deeply unhappy - they see it as a means to an end. A lot are trapped as this is one of the top employers in Richmond. This will change over the years as new companies start to move to town, but evolution here is slow. The people who are the most successful here are the ones most willing to play the game and play at the expense of others in many cases. A lot of senior management has been here since the beginning of time, and this is all they know.