Capital One reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(18,965 total reviews)
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Richard D. Fairbank

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Capital One has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 18,965 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capital One 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
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Really lovely colleagues, pay rises quickly with loyalty. Pretty good work/life balance.

Cons

The core business is deeply unethical. We were played incredibly troublesome customer service calls and told to pat ourselves on the back for not hounding people who are suicidal... No one at the company acknowledges this, but equally, no one cares deeply or is passionate about the work (who would be?!). Hybrid work is RIGID, the office is full Tues-Thurs and empty Monday & Friday because everyone working here is doing so just to collect a paycheck, so are in the office exactly as often as management mandates. The fact that the culture is entirely benefit-driven (again, since no one cares at all about their job) motivates management to have a very competitive, publicly displayed promotion system. Your promotion will be announced on a screen with everyone else's. One final consequence of the fact that everyone at the company has to be extrinsically motivated is that they HIGHLY reward loyalty to keep people from leaving - yes, the frequent payrises are great, but if you have top skills and come from outside then you will be inserted at the bottom, despite your experience. I would recommend this company in the UK primarily for new grads who can't get a job somewhere better or only care about money.

3.0
Apr 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Everyone is nice and supportive. I only feel like one individual is out to get me, which to me is a huge improvement, and generally you get a 3% annual pay raise

Cons

The system is broken. You compete against the entire rest of the company for a promotion, and if you’re bad at competing like I am it will never happen. On top of that, they will blame you for things that are beyond your control

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