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Good Pay, Toxic Politics

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Visa for less than 1 year
October 12, 2010
Foster City, California
2.0
Doesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good pay, good benefits, even though they have been drastically reduced. Good experience if you can work for the right people.

Cons

The environment is highly political, with lots of territorial jockeying. It's a place that loves to pigeonhole people, so don't expect to get to try new things. Not a place for a long-term career anymore. Staying for a long time will hurt your chances of finding a new job.

HR is worthless, more so than in any other company I have ever worked. HR only worries about spinning "it" the right way, and this culture killer has migrated throughout the company. They embraced "project management" a few years ago, and 99% of them are worthless. They could save a ton of money by getting rid of them, yet they continue to lay off technical people.

Advice to Management

Find a new CEO

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