UK-based company, US-led work culture - Business Analyst Capital One Employee Review

2.0
Apr 20, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Close to the railway station and the reasonably priced food in the canteen.

Cons

The fact that Capital One is American-owned is all too obvious once you get past the superficial sweeteners of work perks. Despite taking on many new employees during the pandemic, with remote working being an accepted practice, the company has slowly been manipulating staff back into the office because it cannot bear to lose the easy access to monitor their employees or let them remember that they have a life outside of their corporate family. Despite an overwhelming amount of studies highlighting that productivity and output actually increased with working flexibility, this is clearly not a motivator for Capital One. Initially starting off with a soft approach of recommending that staff spend time commuting to the office each week, this then progressed to two mandatory days in the office, before being moved to three mandatory days per week and action being taken against staff whose key cards haven't been detected swiping in on the designated office days. There is more to life than putting up with being treated as property.

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1.0
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Pros

Pay can be decent compared to GovCon. Some people are a pleasure to work with. Other non-pay related incentives.

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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