Great Benefits with Burnout, Politics, Non Tech Leaders - Senior Manager Capital One Employee Review

1.0
10 Jan 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Nice Benefits with decent salary compensation

Cons

Director & above doesnt have domain / tech knowledge and they bargain effort and cost with managers, Architects. [They want to built a rocket ship in a sprint with 5K Ops cost :D ] Politics , Bias, Groupism [Director, Sr Managers who are from same community & family friends decide ratings in home / coffeeshop] Unrealistic deadlines set my Dir+ [ Causing team to work extended hours , weekends & they Burnout] No Recognition after great deliverables & Dir+ always gives demotivating statement to team [ When we pulled of 6 months effort work project in 3 months by sacrificing holidays & weekends. Dir said that it can be delivered in a Month and team is not capable]

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5.0
7 Jun 2026
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Pros

Excellent benefits Great community, major opportunities for growth

Cons

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1.0
1 Jun 2026
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Pros

Pay can be decent compared to GovCon. Some people are a pleasure to work with. Other non-pay related incentives.

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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