Phenomenal Benefits and Work-Life Balance - Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

4.0
Dec 27, 2018
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Pros

Capital One has phenomenal work-life balance opportunities if you land on the right team; I'm not on such a team, but I still have a fairly positive experience. Strong benefits: 7.5% 401k matching, good healthcare, paternity leave, et cetera. Opportunities are available to learn new skills on the job, and your manager will probably not turn down your request to study for a new certificate on company time. Great career move for the "put in my 40 and head home" crowd that still wants some challenges without the hoops of getting into the tech giants.

Cons

Moves slowly, good ideas are rejected frequently, forced rankings can add either toxicity to the team or cost you your job, depending on the team. Talent acquisition is non-existent for some teams; our team has lost half our developers within the last year, yet management has no desire to get new engineers but continue honoring delivery speed of a team twice our size.

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Cons

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1.0
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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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