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Cultish good-old-boys club

Decline to State - Not A Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Capital One for 9 years
May 1, 2025
McLean, Virginia
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Most of the people you work with are genuinely good people, and a few actually care about you. This does not include anyone that's a manager or above, however.

Cons

Oh God, where to start? First, the in-office situation is untenable.

In addition to lack of meeting spaces, terrible parking availability, and an open office that does not allow for productive work, it is really unfortunate how employees are forced into a ranked performance system where great employees are given below-average ratings solely to satisfy the ranking metrics.

Heaven help you if you have a manager that isn't particularly good at their job; they will throw you under the bus time and time again to cover their behinds.

RTO has been an utter disaster, forcing people to come back to the office only to spend their days on Zoom, which is just as easily accomplished at home.

Leadership never, ever, ever, ever admits they're wrong or that they've made a mistake, no matter how glaringly obvious it is.

This is not the Capital One from 10 years ago, which was a vibrant, engaging, great place to work.

Advice to Management

You may as well give advice to a rock; it would be more accommodating than leadership at Capital One. It would be nice if they hired people managers that actually knew how to manage people and not only manage their own careers.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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