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Full-Scale DEI Incompetence & More

Lead Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Capital One for 4 years
November 13, 2024
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Work/life balance isn't bad most of the time, except you'll be spending your free time sweating the stack-ranked "performance review."

Cons

Cap1 believes in DEI. A lot. So there are quite a few people in high and other positions that are clearly unqualified for their roles.

This means management is honestly very much as bad as it gets (in my 25+ years' experience in the industry).

Adoring youngsters + stack ranking means rotation is very high; your team at any one time will be 50%+ new people.

Any engineer knows what that does for productivity.

I could say more but will cap it off there. It's really a horrible place for talented engineers - a sort of Purgatory.

Advice to Management

For most of you, accept that you don't know what you're doing and seek another line of work.

Additional Ratings

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

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