Mostly awesome company, can be difficult to get things done - Master Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

3.0
1 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay and benefits are great. Lots of opportunities to work in many different areas and job roles. Typically able to move to a new role without too much trouble (can be manager dependent though). Some teams are more flexible with working remote. There are a lot of internally accessible training courses and Capital One has partnered with a number of external training companies to provide associates access to online training.

Cons

Capital One is a large company, so it is easy to get lost in the crowd. Performance management seems to be based more on who knows you versus what you have done. It can be difficult to get things done because there are so many processes, reviews, approvals, and rules that you have to jump through in order to do actual work. Some of the automation seems to cause more headaches than it has helped to make the job easier. Things change constantly and it can be difficult to keep track of the latest method to do something is. Attending conventions can be difficult or impossible due to limited numbers of individuals being approved to attend. Mandatory CBTs are required on a quarterly basis for compliance reasons, but CBTs are not always appropriately targeted based on job roles, so you will most likely have to complete one or more CBTs that have nothing to do with your job. A lot of groups/teams are meeting dependent, so you may spend an abundant amount of time each day in meetings which may not add much value to your daily work.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
30 Jun 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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