Money is good but at a cost - Associate Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

1.0
Apr 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

starting salary is good and the food is good

Cons

All experiences are my own: The ranking review system is life-breaking. If you are lucky, you join a team with an understanding manager, but if you are unlucky, your manager will have no mercy on you, literally saying, “Well, maybe you can learn those things while you are resting or napping." The job distribution is not fair across the same job title. Be aware, some managers will bend the company policy to make you work more, and you will not have a place to complain about it because the managers are not being managed based on their humanity. This company is very result-driven, with no work-life balance. The onboarding process to learn the codebase is close to none, and the management team is abusive, but it does not seem anyone cares to report. The little guys suffer because they have to make the money.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Good leadership, support from eng managers

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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