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Benefits are good, but work-life balance and ratings are issues

Principal Associate Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Capital One for 6 years
July 17, 2024
Richmond, Virginia
3.0
Positive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Benefits
  • Education Resources
  • Pay
Cons

The rating system is unfair and causes constant instability.

Forcing a specific percentage of employees in a tower to be fired or laid off every year makes it really hard to have a consistent team of well-performing engineers and makes it so that senior engineers are constantly training new engineers instead of building a good product. It chips away team morale, and turnover is fairly high because of that.

Culture is hollow and hypocritical.

They advertise how inclusive they are, but every team I have been on has had fairly blatant sexism. They advertise how eco-friendly they are and how "liberal" they are, but invest in businesses and projects that directly go against those aims.

Work-Life Balance.

They like to tell employees that work-life balance is a high priority, but every team I have been on has worked 60-hour weeks fairly routinely, and the priorities that management sets make it near impossible to work normal hours and still hit all benchmarks.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
4.0

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