Don’t work here - VERY TOXIC - Senior Product Manager Capital One Employee Review

1.0
18 Jul 2024
Recommend
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Pros

My co workers were nice and I made a lot of friends as a younger employee.

Cons

I would strongly advise against working here. The recruiter and your manager will be very nice to you during interviews, but the actual culture of the company is very bad. Performance management is the biggest issue due to stack ranking. Essentially 15-20% of your team will be Pipped every year, so you are constantly worried about losing your job every cycle. You have to compete with your co-workers to make it seem like you’re doing more than them. Eventually one of your co workers will get fired, which doesn’t feel great. There are better companies to work at. I’ve worked at a few companies before Capital One and I was never worried about performance reviews until I got here. I will be leaving soon for my next role. You also aren’t learning about technology here. This isn’t a tech company. The PM role here is essentially a project manager job and not actual product. You’d be better equipped to start your career elsewhere.

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5.0
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Pros

Great work life balance, ramping up on AI. They treat you well.

Cons

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1.0
1 Jun 2026
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Pros

Pay can be decent compared to GovCon. Some people are a pleasure to work with. Other non-pay related incentives.

Cons

Never heard more nonsensical topics during meetings; people sharing their sexual preferences, flaunting overly dramatic personal lifestyle decisions, diversity to the point of failure, etc. Hearing the term "white guilt" in a professional setting was, well, pretty unprofessional. Stack ranking for performance reviews is a mess. Someone has to have an "F" regardless of their performance because that is what their line of business is allotted. Be prepared to be held responsible for actions any Sr Leadership would just sweep under the rug under their own circumstances. If a manager doesn't like you, regardless of your productivity, you're toast unless you're able to find another LoB to support. HR / AR are just a check in the box and will most likely point you from one to the other and back again without resolving any issues. You'll find yourself curious as to what leadership does as they continue to scrape managerial responsibilities from their plate, to yours. Last but certainly not least; you may find yourself working hard on a project; nights and weekends, just in case that work life balance is feeling a little too perfect. Fret not, someone will surely assist in taking credit for the hard work you've put in. I'm sure none of these things will happen to you, though. Best of luck!

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