Capital Group reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,300 total reviews)
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Mike Gitlin

79% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Capital Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,300 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capital Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
May 4, 2014

It used to be great

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Pros

Master Retirement Plan, nice office, some nice associates

Cons

Since the new and "improved" processes have been in place, everyone I know dreads coming to work. Morale is the worst I've ever seen at any job. People with more than 20 years of experience were layed off and replaced with any old contractor off the street. Associates spend their days training new contractors. Management is clueless to what is happening and keeps saying that things are working. There is a double standard about work hours and work ethic. Some people do tons of overtime and are stressed out constantly, while others barely understand their job functions and are rarely at their desks, yet are promoted. HR provides no help in finding quality contractors; they just want you to pick anyone. It used to take a long time to get hired here. Not anymore. It's almost impossible to advance, and now management will just tell you you're doing a different role even if it's not what you were hired to do. I'm surprised there haven't been lawsuits since they are involved in illegal hiring practices since the recent layoffs.

2.0
Apr 8, 2014

Biggest joke on earth

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Pros

Retirement benefits were great, medical were better than average back then. Paid for my MBA. Bonuses are great.

Cons

Anyone with an opinion other than management's is branded as a trouble maker. All you are expected to do is come in and agree with management. Don't form your own opinion or step on anyone's toes and you will go far. CG boasts about their work/life balance but god forbid you need to take time off, and they will find a way to make sure you are not meeting expectations and withhold your bonus. I was with the company for more than 10 years and realized that as long as I was unwilling to kiss management's butt, I would never move. So I opted to go somewhere where my opinions and suggestions were valued. Management asks for ideas and then takes the credit for themselves, which in turn lowers morale. The way the layoffs were handled in 2098-2009 were poor at best, and that is the point where I lost all respect for the company.

1.0
Mar 27, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and Bonus are good if you are in managements good graces. 15% company contribution to 401K is unbeatable

Cons

Stifling Technical environment where soft skills and brown nosing is more important to management than technical performance. Be prepared to always be smiling, and telling them what they want to hear. Honesty is not valued unless it can be given with inappropriate stroking and coddling.

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