Frustrated by deeply ingrained financial institution culture; despite a lot of rhetoric to the contrary. - Senior Software Engineering Manager Capital One Employee Review

3.0
Dec 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of capital resources. Lateral mobility. Upscale office designs. Flexible office schedules. Solid benefits. Offices in several locations. You shouldn't have to worry if your paycheck will keep coming.

Cons

Very difficult to get ahead. Antiquated year end review process is designed to contain costs, not reward and retain performance and talent. Good people forced into lower bracket performance bands so target distributions are met. Way too much focus on perceptions. Not enough focus on real business value. Very competitive environment results in people willing to submarine others for their own ambitions. Self imposed schedule pressure creates stress and diminishes quality. Organizational infighting. Way too much energy spent on recruiting instead of retention and training. Poor IT support often gets in the way of productivity. Too often, "more people" is the answer. When really, fewer, but better people would lead to superior results. Numerous facilities and space management issues. You will likely move your desk at least once a year.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Environment was good, food was decent, free food at my location (dont know if it was allowed but it was good)

Cons

The rittenhouse location is managed by a tyrant, he is an incredibly toxic man and upper management make it the most unbearable place to work. Andy will ask you to come in on days you're not scheduled, and then hold it over your head if you don't. Talks about employees behind their backs constantly. No respect enforced employees talked about each other all the time and there was even name calling in meetings, management did nothing. Worst place I've ever worked in my life frankly and affected my mental health in the worst way. Glad to be out out of there. The place itself has potential but the management at the Rittenhouse branch and above them is absolutely terrible in every regard.

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