Some of the people are great! Some of them, not so much. - Senior Business Analyst Capital One Employee Review

2.0
Jun 26, 2024
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Pros

You get to work with some very intelligent folks (much like yourself, if you are hired). The work is challenging and at times rewarding.

Cons

In my experience, employees are heavily influenced by the discretion of their direct manager (and to some extent, their manager's manager). The performance evaluation system, which ranks employees, may not fully reflect individual contributions and seems to depend significantly on how effectively a manager advocates for their team members. While the company claims to value originality and creativity, I personally felt that ideas and opinions that deviated from the norm were not always welcomed. Additionally, the company's motto, "Change Banking for Good," feels inconsistent with its practices, particularly regarding high interest rates charged to vulnerable credit populations. To me, this seems to conflict with the stated mission of providing opportunities through credit.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Culture is amazing and work life balance

Cons

Performance management is very intense

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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