Don't believe the diversity hype - Senior Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

1.0
27 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work on AWS. Good Work Life Balance.

Cons

Hiring under represented minorities is just a numbers game to management. They are just trying to meet their quotas so they can get their bonuses and keep their jobs. They don't do anything to foster an environment of encouragement and teamwork. It is a toxic culture of brogrammers who are only interested in self-promotion instead of elevating and helping others on the team. They will criticize you behind your back if you make a mistake instead of trying to help and teach. Management does nothing to fix this and encourages it by always promoting those who speak the loudest.

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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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