Visa

• Relaxed working environment
• You can buy VISA shares for 15% off
• Great pension benefits
• Average benefit package compared to the rest of the industry
• Interesting work

Most things revolve around politics. You can thrive if you can navigate around politics and appear competent.

Security is reasonable in a finance company, but at VISA it often gets in the way of you getting any work done or doing work properly.

There's a shortage of technical knowledge and the company seems unaware of this. On the other hand, there's an abundance of business knowledge. That's because average tenure is high. Employers in roles such as support/manual testing tend to fall out of date with basic computer science knowledge.

Cooperation with other teams globally is tricky. There's a problem with knowledge sharing. There's an us-vs-them mindset with respect to other teams globally.

Projects sometimes start with requirements loosely specified. Other times, requirements change after delivery and whole components are scrapped.

There's micromanagement, as managers don't have enough power to help you thrive within your career and often make up excuses instead of being transparent. But every manager has their style and reacts differently to the environment.