Capco reviews

I simply wanted to confirm what the other reviewer said in "Undignified for associates". Every word is true. I was an Associate at Capco from late 2012 to mid-2014. The things I saw there were shocking, but by far the worst was the treatment of Associates by partners; they are absolutely abusive towards these entry-level hires. The entire structure of the Associate Talent Program is run by politically-motivated partners who delight in playing games with people's careers, holding them back from promotion simply because they don't like them. It is biased, wrong, and completely pathetic. I saw many of the same things the other reviewer witnessed while I was employed there. Associates who were preselected by management would shoot up the company ladder, making more money, gaining new responsibilities, etc. Those who were not - no matter how hard they worked - were never promoted; all they got was a "Maybe next time" from the partners. There never is a "next time" for these people; they are eventually let go. Politics is all that matters; work accomplishments, a happy client - these things are of no consequence at Capco. Because conditions are so horrible for Associates here, you are constantly encouraged by management to refer your friends, your family, even random acquaintances for their "Talent Program". This is when I began to wonder if I was working for a scheme instead of a "management consultancy"; I felt pressured to suck people into an opportunity I knew was sub-par in every way. Please know that if you are taking an Associate offer here, you WILL be abused by upper management and made the plaything of the partners. They do not care in the slightest about your career progression, and love to see you squirm as they repeatedly talk down to you or send you passive-aggressive emails. I would never recommend Capco, the bodyshop, to anyone, but especially not Associates.

Why does Capco have ~2.9 rating on Glassdoor, whereas all it's competitors are 3.5+? How much can a measly 0.6 points really count for? Answer: a ton. Plenty of other people have written about this firm's laughable approach to running a "consultancy", albeit one that is in reality nothing more than a high-priced bodyshop for industry rejects at bargain prices. I want to comment specifically on the complete lack of meritocracy for Associates in this company; Associate being the entry-level position at Capco. If you are not among a select few Associates, you will never be promoted. The Associate Talent Program is a revolving door that has only promoted %30 of its attendees, many of whom have left soon afterwards. Associate promotion is biased, backward, and blatantly political. I've seen AOs with nearly %100 billability and tons of accolades get held back for "personal" issues, while three-month old Associates get promoted for going to a few happy hours and dressing nicely. It's killing the firm, and the rot starts at the bottom up. Please, please if you are considering taking an offer for an Associate position here, realize you're signing up to be used and then let go. Unless you are pre-selected by management when you first join, you will never be promoted. None of you accomplishments will matter, and no matter how much money you make the firm you will never see any of it back. You are essentially taking a 2/3 odds wager that your career will be hobbled by working for this bodyshop full of partners kicked out of respectable firms. I myself am leaving the firm in a few weeks to greener pastures and couldn't be happier, but I'll never get back all the lost time, income, and knowledge I could have obtained at a different, better, more professional firm. Joining Capco as an Associate has tremendous and (60% of the time) terrible opportunity costs.