Working here undeniably stunted my Career
- The company does a terrible job developing the careers of black employees (wish I would have known that day one)
- The two black partners at the company got hired into leadership positions from industry and did not grow within the company. The firm has not demonstrated the ability to cultivate black talent internally. I personally know 7 black employees that left due to the poor prospects of career growth. Side Note: Those employees landed well on their feet and now are serving as Directors, Chief of Staff, Senior Managers etc., at other prestigious companies. In a way Capco served as a solid launching point to grow a career outside of the company.
- Don't get me wrong black people do advance but are rarely (maybe even never) fast tracked for advancement and typically have to work with the firm longer than others to see real growth.
- To be fair the firm is trying to figure out how to address this disparity and has a head of Diversity & Inclusion that is working hard to implement solutions. I personally decided to leave because I no longer wanted to have my career stunted while the firm figured things out.
- It is an unfortunate reality but I feel I'd be further along in my career had I not joined Capco. Should have done better research before joining, can't blame anyone but myself. Capco isn't inherently racist, the company just has a poor framework for assessing talent. (Note: This assessment process is also being reviewed but again didn't want to wait for them to figure things out.)
Non Career Advancement Concerns
- The company isn't very family oriented when it comes to social activities. Pre Pandemic, we weren't allowed to invite a spouse or family to company sponsored events including Holiday parties.
- The firm claims you can drive your career but the reality is that you'll roll on whatever project they have available for you. You have limited choice as to what projects you work on. This is similar to other consulting firms but at least other firms acknowledge that you don't have a choice whereas Capco claims you do.