Good place to work, until it isn't - Sr Manager Software Engineering Capital One Employee Review

3.0
Sep 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Most of the people I work with regularly are very good, both technically and as people - Very competitive salary and benefits - Generally good hybrid in-office culture. Special days for things like free breakfast, or various events and celebrations.

Cons

- Stack ranking with forced distributions creates unnecessary competition, and not in a good way. Also depresses associate morale on a larger scale. - Many practices that are more performative than substantive, in service of the "influence" competency. - For a company that claims to be a tech company, they are very stingy on the stock awards compared to other large tech companies. - Giving managers and Sr. managers more responsibility, without the support or resources to implement. - Constant reorgs and rebrandings, often during the same year, so you have no idea which organization you're working for.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

great hybrid model and work life balance

Cons

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Environment was good, food was decent, free food at my location (dont know if it was allowed but it was good)

Cons

The rittenhouse location is managed by a tyrant, he is an incredibly toxic man and upper management make it the most unbearable place to work. Andy will ask you to come in on days you're not scheduled, and then hold it over your head if you don't. Talks about employees behind their backs constantly. No respect enforced employees talked about each other all the time and there was even name calling in meetings, management did nothing. Worst place I've ever worked in my life frankly and affected my mental health in the worst way. Glad to be out out of there. The place itself has potential but the management at the Rittenhouse branch and above them is absolutely terrible in every regard.

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