High potential ruined by poor management structure and cult-like atmosphere - Business Analyst Capital One Employee Review

2.0
Jul 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

-Potentially good culture -Smart people -Competitive salary

Cons

- Your progression is highly dependent on the manager you get, people leaders are promoted based on performance instead of ability to actually manage others so you have a lot of managers who have low EQ and can't develop their associates - Advertised work-life balance only applies to ~40-50% of the company, long hours otherwise - All the truly good associates and smart people leave - Zero diversity of thought, and expectations not baked in reality - likes to pride itself on being a strong competitor and a "fintech" company but in reality is severely lagging behind the big 5 banks on market presence and isn't doing anything about it

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Pros

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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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