Visa Inc. reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(7,542 total reviews)
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Ryan Mclenerney

67% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Visa Inc. has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,542 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Visa Inc. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Nov 9, 2015

Word to the wise

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Pros

Decent work/life balance, depending on the group you're in. Stock Price is up considerably the past few years

Cons

As I'm sure you've read in the comments Visa has decided to effectively remove 6% of our pay by eliminating our pension plans. What you really need to understand is that this isn't an isolated incident nor is it one born of financial necessity. It's done because the executive management believes they can, and basic human greed. As a company we've improved Net Income and Revenue consistently year over year and have cash reserves in the many Billions. In fact we just announced a $5B stock buy back plan, but somehow we can't afford to keep a program in place that has been a huge reason for not only retention, but also new hires. It's this type of short-sighted executive leadership you're walking into at Visa. A company led by people willing to steadily reduce 401k contributions, eliminate pension plans, hike up healthcare costs and attempt to push a middling ESPP plan onto their employees all in the name of a tiny bump in the stock price and reducing company risk. Make no mistake about it, Visa is a great stock to own. Management will do whatever it takes to ensure stockholder value. Unfortunately that means taking money away from the only bucket they feel they can: The employees.

2.0
Jul 31, 2015

Poor Management

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Pros

Business model is great. There are some truly talented people working at the company. There is a culture of experimentation and plenty of money to support the experiments. Management needs to support the staff.

Cons

The senior management is not effective at understanding the way the company must conduct itself. Nor are they good at communicating to the staff, particularly in the technology area. There has been an enormous emphasis on hiring Indian students fresh out of school, almost the exclusion of all else. And there seems to be very little interest in promoting anyone with gray hair.

1.0
Jul 13, 2015

Mass exodus

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Pros

No one seems to complain about the salary. It seems pretty good compared to other companies though there is some competition for technical resources. Overall I can't say much about the pros.

Cons

Though the management says they care about work life balance. They don't seem to know what that means. There is no work life balance from what I can tell. There is no reward for 12 to 14 hour work days. I have seen a mass exodus either from being laid off or from people quitting. I don't think it's the company. I believe it's the management. They seem to favor their friends and would replace you to get them in the door.

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