Pros: Work-life balance Good total compensation Good tech

Cons: Huge company. It will take a while to get the full idea.

Pros: Plenty of capital resources. Lateral mobility. Upscale office designs. Flexible office schedules. Solid benefits. Offices in several locations. You shouldn't have to worry if your paycheck will keep coming.

Cons: Very difficult to get ahead. The antiquated year-end review process is designed to contain costs, not reward and retain performance and talent. Good people are forced into lower bracket performance bands so target distributions are met. There is way too much focus on perceptions and not enough focus on real business value. A very competitive environment results in people willing to submarine others for their own ambitions. Self-imposed schedule pressure creates stress and diminishes quality. Organizational infighting. Way too much energy is spent on recruiting instead of retention and training. Poor IT support often gets in the way of productivity. Too often, "more people" is the answer. When really, fewer, but better people would lead to superior results. Numerous facilities and space management issues. You will likely move your desk at least once a year.

Pros: Capital One tries its best to be competitive, yet still only truly excels in the credit card space. Working outside of the Card line of business entails extra career risk.

Cons: The recent closure of Capital One Home Loans reinforces the fact that Capital One has challenges succeeding outside the credit card space.