A good place to start your career - Senior Business Manager Capital One Employee Review

4.0
Aug 1, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Extremely well balanced work life arrangement. It is relatively a young organization with most associates below 40, which makes the environment energetic and challenging. Highly analytical approach to work with big reliance on data and less so on qualitative factors.There is an open culture of soliciting opinions and feedback. Their is also a culture of encouraging or supporting associate decisions to change groups or role type.

Cons

Growth beyond junior/entry level positions is very limited. The competition is high, so if you are looking for fast growth this is not the company for you. Also the company culture is very data driven, with certain groups like Business Analyst community highly respected while others are not given adequate value. Leadership and management skills at mid to senior level leaves much to be desired. The growth of the company has put some relatively young people at senior levels who were rewarded with promotions for their analytical skills and the not the ability to lead or manage people. This is especially true for roles on the business side. Constant re-organization and moving of groups will leave you confused as to who is doing what.

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Pros

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Cons

Never heard more nonsensical topics during meetings; people sharing their sexual preferences, flaunting overly dramatic personal lifestyle decisions, diversity to the point of failure, etc. Hearing the term "white guilt" in a professional setting was, well, pretty unprofessional. Stack ranking for performance reviews is a mess. Someone has to have an "F" regardless of their performance because that is what their line of business is allotted. Be prepared to be held responsible for actions any Sr Leadership would just sweep under the rug under their own circumstances. If a manager doesn't like you, regardless of your productivity, you're toast unless you're able to find another LoB to support. HR / AR are just a check in the box and will most likely point you from one to the other and back again without resolving any issues. You'll find yourself curious as to what leadership does as they continue to scrape managerial responsibilities from their plate, to yours. Last but certainly not least; you may find yourself working hard on a project; nights and weekends, just in case that work life balance is feeling a little too perfect. Fret not, someone will surely assist in taking credit for the hard work you've put in. I'm sure none of these things will happen to you, though. Best of luck!

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