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      Capital One

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      Capital One reviews

      3.6

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (18,936 total reviews)
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      Richard D. Fairbank

      75% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

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      Capital One has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 18,936 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capital One employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      19K reviews
      1.0
      May 3, 2018

      Sr. Software engineer

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Immigration,Benefits and work from home options.

      Cons

      Very bad performance management process which will not give you good bonus at the end of year and slim chances of getting promotion if you are principal associate based on your organization. More talk and less do culture so as long as you are good at talking you will be promoted fast but doesn't matter how much hard work have you done in your projects. also favoritism is all around the company so beware of those managers. Company is always downsizing so no job guarantee at all.

      2.0
      Jun 3, 2017

      Don't take a Finance job at Capital One unless you're 22 years old

      Finance director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Capital One is a huge company so I'm really only reviewing the Global Finance organization, where I had the misfortune of working for four years. For the right person, it can be a great opportunity. It's a big, well-run company and it doesn't expect you to work more than 40-50 hours per week (granted, strenuous hours in a Finance role). If you work in Richmond, the West Creek facilities are fantastic. I saw plenty of not terribly talented people in the their late 20's making (low) six figures without really knowing all that much or working that hard. Especially in the undergrad program (FRP) the kids are treated really well with tons of training and networking opportunities.

      Cons

      Capital One has a brutal performance management system and they really do fire people, even good people, and lots of them. In the area I worked, pretty much anyone over the age of 40 was toast if they weren't a Senior Director or above. The Senior Manager and Director levels ( for those age 40+) were constantly targeted in re-orgs and downsizings. And it's not like you get great experience in Capital One Finance. What you learn there is very internally focused and not valued outside of the company. The people I saw getting caught up in re-orgs were not finding comparable jobs in other organizations. For anyone over the age of 30, joining Capital One Global Finance is a horrible career move.

      2.0
      Apr 12, 2017

      Despite what they say, this is not a technology organization

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay for the location. Very relaxed working atmosphere with good work life balance.

      Cons

      Cargo cult agile practices. No opportunity for advancement unless you play politics. Very disorganized technology that makes it very hard to get anything done. Innovation that doesn't come from the top is not welcome.

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