Capital One reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(18,909 total reviews)
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Richard D. Fairbank

75% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Capital One has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 18,909 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capital One employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and PTO policy

Cons

Expectations for administrative assistants are much higher than the pay. We don't even quality for bonuses or promotions yet our calibration/performance review process is ridiculously competitive and outright toxic. The PIP culture is real and completely unfair. Someone in a Director+ position can make your life hell and there is no recourse for you as an admin. You can be a high performer and do a great job, meeting the very high benchmarks, and still get a bad review because they have to "meet distribution". They do not live the values they promote.

2.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really lovely colleagues, pay rises quickly with loyalty. Pretty good work/life balance.

Cons

The core business is deeply unethical. We were played incredibly troublesome customer service calls and told to pat ourselves on the back for not hounding people who are suicidal... No one at the company acknowledges this, but equally, no one cares deeply or is passionate about the work (who would be?!). Hybrid work is RIGID, the office is full Tues-Thurs and empty Monday & Friday because everyone working here is doing so just to collect a paycheck, so are in the office exactly as often as management mandates. The fact that the culture is entirely benefit-driven (again, since no one cares at all about their job) motivates management to have a very competitive, publicly displayed promotion system. Your promotion will be announced on a screen with everyone else's. One final consequence of the fact that everyone at the company has to be extrinsically motivated is that they HIGHLY reward loyalty to keep people from leaving - yes, the frequent payrises are great, but if you have top skills and come from outside then you will be inserted at the bottom, despite your experience. I would recommend this company in the UK primarily for new grads who can't get a job somewhere better or only care about money.

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