Not a Marketing Company - Anonymous employee Capital One Employee Review

2.0
Dec 11, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Associates Benefits (traditional + the extras), and Pay is competitive.

Cons

1) If you are in Marketing, the function is spread out across the organization and is a tactical function, not a traditional strategic arm of the organization. The decisions are made by LOB business analysts for marketing efforts. If you are use to a CMO structure, this is not the place for you. 2) The performance management process, 2x per year, is brutal. There is a forced 8-10% cull of teams and associates at the same level are pitted against each other for their ratings. In addition to the amount of laborious paperwork and process to execute review is ridiculous. I've seen more efficient and effective performance management processes at other large companies. 3) The company is more focused on how well you collaborate and work with others (how well you are liked) vs. results driven. Work is not thought through with execution delivery being a solid solution due to this tilt in the "How" verses the "What".

Explore other reviews about Capital One

5.0
Jul 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, WLB, Free Stuff, Building

Cons

Slow work environment, parking situation

2.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, mobility for internal transfers

Cons

I have been a part of Capital One for more than 20 years, most of my career. It was an exciting growth culture in the early years. Our team culture was very strong. People looked out for each other and worked toward a collective good. Around 2019 a shift began in leadership. Politics became more important and forced distribution, stack ranking, and performance management targets became more prevalent. When the pandemic hit, it broke the strong in person culture of this company. Many left for the lure of FAANG and other companies offering remote work for promotion and higher pay. It was a chance to jump the line and come back later. In the meantime COF hired people who tired of the relentless pace of Amazon, Google, and other tech companies. We also hired in big bank culture of JPM Chase and Goldman. This has resulted in a toxic, political, cutthroat culture with constant reorgs. I’m planning to leave this organization in the next 12 months. It is sad what it has become. I know tenured leaders, great people who look out for others and have helped me succeed over the years, who are miserable here. DFS colleagues from the acquisition are leaving in droves.

5
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All