Competitive salary and benefits, but sometimes too competitive to be productive - Senior Applications Developer/Manager Capital One Employee Review

3.0
19 Aug 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Decent place to work with good salary and benefits like $1000 match on FSA, 7.5% 401K match, Stock purchase program etc. Great benefits in case of layoffs. Good work/life balance. Convenient location and conveniences like gym and nurse practitioner on site.

Cons

They try to hire really good people based on aptitude, but not enough focus on technical skills. A very competitive culture that fosters distrust and people always doing this for visibility and getting good points for year end appraisal. Forced rankings in the year end performance process. In IT, too many people who talk a lot and come up with list of bullet points, but very few people who understand technology and can help when there are problems. In IT, too many managers who seem more interested in climbing the corporate ladder, but lack any strong technical background.

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Cons

Never heard more nonsensical topics during meetings; people sharing their sexual preferences, flaunting overly dramatic personal lifestyle decisions, diversity to the point of failure, etc. Hearing the term "white guilt" in a professional setting was, well, pretty unprofessional. Stack ranking for performance reviews is a mess. Someone has to have an "F" regardless of their performance because that is what their line of business is allotted. Be prepared to be held responsible for actions any Sr Leadership would just sweep under the rug under their own circumstances. If a manager doesn't like you, regardless of your productivity, you're toast unless you're able to find another LoB to support. HR / AR are just a check in the box and will most likely point you from one to the other and back again without resolving any issues. You'll find yourself curious as to what leadership does as they continue to scrape managerial responsibilities from their plate, to yours. Last but certainly not least; you may find yourself working hard on a project; nights and weekends, just in case that work life balance is feeling a little too perfect. Fret not, someone will surely assist in taking credit for the hard work you've put in. I'm sure none of these things will happen to you, though. Best of luck!

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