If I could do it all over again, I would have never accepted a job here - Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

2.0
Jan 9, 2021
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Pros

Decent pay, very easy to get promoted if you lack any skill and just know the right way to signal that you are doing way more work than you actually are doing on a daya to day basis; Good new hire program from a social standpoint

Cons

Very hit or miss; If you get placed in a bad team, there will not be enough work. You will not develop any skills. You will get punished for having any views different than the herd. Obscure belief that "everyone produces the same amount of work" and the only thing that matters for promotions is anything besides your actual job. Work life balance is too good in the sense that 50% of the employees work about 5-10 hours a week total. Its great if youre a parent with 4 kids and dont care about growing your career. Otherwise, it sucks

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Pros

Some of the smartest individuals in their fields. The focus is always “forward” and the company is willing to adopt new tech to stay ahead for the purposes of the company’s (key word there) benefit. Great PTO and benefits.

Cons

The company’s drive to keep itself moving forward has caused it to regress in other aspects. As a leading tech company first, and leading bank second, it’s embarrassing what their stance is on hybrid and remote work. The company can easily accommodate remote options for their employees not near main offices, but chooses not to. I am relocating to a major city with no major CapOne presence and their response was “too bad, either fly up weekly or you’ll be terminated for not meeting the hybrid requirements”. It’s embarrassing because most of my week is remote anyways. I wonder how many current and past employees have been impacted, and I’m worried about how much talent they’ll be pushing away in the coming years.

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