Avoid like the plague - Product Manager Capital One Employee Review

1.0
Oct 12, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits aren’t bad. Some friendly people if you’re lucky. Offices are nice.

Cons

Performance management system with PiP quotas that are politically driven Forced attrition Promotions, career mobility are entirely driven by politics. Doing good work will get you nowhere. They say to “live the values” but leadership will put more (unreasonable) work on you to the point you can’t handle it. When you say you can’t, they’ll say “so you can’t handle your job?” and next thing you know, you’re on a performance plan. If you are, opt out. Take the money and run, this place is a dumpster fire. “Leaders” are disengaged at best, nepotistic, and only offer career support if you 1) lick their boots and 2) make their presentations for them (for the 8th time, nonetheless - the amount of rework at this place is astounding) Senior leadership avoids direct questions about the above, shows no accountability. Forced RTO for rank and file employees while they continue to hire Amazon rejects as remote executives. Rules for thee but not for me, right?

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Cons

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