It is highly competitive, but decent competencies mean solid compensation, benefits, stability and casual environment. - Integrated Technical Lead Capital One Employee Review

5.0
4 Mar 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best compensation, benefits, job stabilty around. Work environment is casual, allows work-life balance, or occassionally working from home. If you aren't lazy and do your job, and have decent competencies, you will consistently be rated well, although it is much harder and more competitive to actually advance.

Cons

Recognition and Advancement sometimes is more dependent on having a good manager to represent you in cross-calibrations, or having impressed the right people, rather than actually doing your job well.

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5.0
18 May 2026
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Pros

Great culture, growth opportunities and support

Cons

Performance Management can be harsh

1.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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