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1.0
Jun 17, 2013

Perception not reality

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Pros

Good pay and benefits at least

Cons

360 reviews guarantee that good work is not rewarded, being a nice guy and getting along is. As long as you give the perception that you're working, you do fine. IT staff is mostly outsourced and treated like serfs; their input is not valued. Ideas are only good if they come from COF corporate employees. Not from employees from acquired companies, not from contractors.

4.0
Jun 16, 2013
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Pros

Expectations of individual performance are very high and are reflected in the quality of work produced. Work environment is highly competitive, magnifying the level of effort given ny associates. Mobility between roles is openly discussed and encouraged.

Cons

Highly bureaucratic structure results in excess deliberation over high impact projects creating huge lags in decision making process.

5.0
Jun 14, 2013
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Pros

Capital One has an incredible dedication to your personal and career development. Senior leadership spends significant time coaching, mentoring, etc. They are very supportive of rotations to various parts of the company to continue to learn new areas and skills even at the expense of efficiency at times.

Cons

The culture and type of work has shifted over time as the bank has grown. The company used to always be about growth/innovation and had retained part of its start up culture roots for a long time. More recently the focus has shifted to mostly regulatory/compliance and well managed work and the culture has gotten a bit stuffier. That being said its still an amazing place to work and to launch a career.

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