It's Alright - Recruiter Capital One Employee Review

3.0
May 21, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Flexible schedules on some teams - Awesome benefits - the paternity/maternity leave, severance packages are out of this world - Lots of internal mobility - Not much micromanagement being a large company

Cons

- Competition at the manager and above level can be brutal, which leads to a trickle-down effect. Culture can change on a dime within towers and teams, managers turnover every few months. - Performance management system - they are committed to the bell curve model. it makes for a really unhappy and tense environment around performance management and review cycles. - Luck of the draw - your fortunes depend largely on what team or manager you are aligned to. The promotions go to those on the eye-catching teams with projects that are aligned upper management's current hot issues. - Politics - Internal politics are always something to watch out for, but even national politics come into play - the company's messaging aligns to democrat/left wing agendas. Diversity in hiring is talked about in literally every single meeting. There are constant diversity seminars and videos and media which you are encouraged (read: required) to watch and agree with for fear of incurring Big Brother's wrath. It's not a big deal I guess - diversity and inclusion in hiring is a fine aim - but it's baked into everyone's goals and there is a cultish obsession at this point.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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