Rotation Program Participants Prioritized over existing talent - Project Manager Capital One Employee Review

3.0
Oct 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Pay Excellent Benefits Nice enough people Opportunities to build a network and connections externally Investment in Business Resource Groups If you are brought in through a rotation program your career trajectory here is good

Cons

Talent Management Gatekeeping for certain roles and job families Promotion is not always a clear path If you are at a certain level, you will be overlooked or calibrated with people that are only about a year or 2 out of college that are recruited through the company's rotation programs. These folks may only have a quarter of your experience and education but they will be promoted very quickly. Before you know it they are people leaders trying to advise people that are far more advanced in their experience. This creates a poor environment for morale. Sometimes expectations for the role and overarching goals are not made clear

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Good benefits, easy to switch teams within company

Cons

Stressful performance management twice a year

2.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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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.

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