Decent pay but your faith is very dependent on your manager - Senior Business Analyst Capital One Employee Review

2.0
May 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent pay, some good colleagues, WLB if you are not Senior Business Analyst.

Cons

You hear "Do the right thing" a lot, but some people feel very comfortable about lying and getting away with it especially, if their rank is higher. Also, the senior manager and director positions should at least have basic knowledge of the tools Senior Business Analysts use, otherwise they have no idea about how long some tasks would take and also it makes extremely hard to explain certain issues related to data and tools. Finally, stacked ranking system gives unbalanced power to managers, which led some of them to do nothing and pass all of their responsibility to "their" Senior Business Analyst in some cases. Also, inappropriate attitude such as yelling for trivial matters and creating problems out of nowhere should be more closely monitored, Even if it may not pass as an harassment, it creates a disrespectful work environment.

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5.0
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Pros

Decent work life balance good insurance

Cons

Managers can vary wildly and pip cycle is brutal

2.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Salary, benefits, mobility for internal transfers

Cons

I have been a part of Capital One for more than 20 years, most of my career. It was an exciting growth culture in the early years. Our team culture was very strong. People looked out for each other and worked toward a collective good. Around 2019 a shift began in leadership. Politics became more important and forced distribution, stack ranking, and performance management targets became more prevalent. When the pandemic hit, it broke the strong in person culture of this company. Many left for the lure of FAANG and other companies offering remote work for promotion and higher pay. It was a chance to jump the line and come back later. In the meantime COF hired people who tired of the relentless pace of Amazon, Google, and other tech companies. We also hired in big bank culture of JPM Chase and Goldman. This has resulted in a toxic, political, cutthroat culture with constant reorgs. I’m planning to leave this organization in the next 12 months. It is sad what it has become. I know tenured leaders, great people who look out for others and have helped me succeed over the years, who are miserable here. DFS colleagues from the acquisition are leaving in droves.

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