A place for you only if you're White or Indian - Product Manager Capital One Employee Review

2.0
May 24, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

C1 has good benefits and compensation,

Cons

Work-life balance is a joke in some of the Biz lines, specifically Enterprise. They have a systematic process for silent layoffs twice a year, through Performance Review Process. The % of the layoff varies based on many factors and they cover it under performance convo. That is, you many not be a low performer, but if you are in that below percentage, they'd fire you in the name of low performer. Diversity in hiring is a bit more than other Financial companies, but there is a lot of discrimination along the way. For instance, they hire White people and Indians 1-2 levels above their competency level and the rest are hired 1-2 levels below their competency levels. People hired from Startups or Amazon failures are usually not capable of performing in their levels, and put the pressure on their directs. Your Mental Health easily declines because of such managers.

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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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