Capital One used to be a good company to work for... - Manager Capital One Employee Review

3.0
May 10, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I was an employee with Capital One for over 20 years. During most of that time they offered good benefits, fostered a solid culture and had a good vision for the future. The culture specifically is what kept me there so long, while turning away other companies from enticing me away. Another positive was the ability to move around the company to different roles if you desired a new challenge.

Cons

Post COVID, Capital One's culture has shifted dramatically to toxic. Amazon cast-off executives are now influencing a culture where doing your job is not enough to keep your job. They force management to make the bar so high during calibrations that only a select few can reach it and then they outright terminate the employees under the bar without a Coaching Plan or Performance Improvement Plan. Employees are asked to do more with less without any additional compensation. Executive Leadership is easily influenced by the tech companies that Capital One strives to emulate. Instead of being the leader in their industry and doing what is best for the associates, they base their decisions on what Google, Apple and Amazon do. Employees are being forced back into the office and if they don't badge in often enough, they are terminated.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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