LOVE WHAT THE COMPANY OFFERS BUT HATE THE LIFERS! - Senior Data Analyst Capital One Employee Review

1.0
1 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Capital One Canada is an interesting company; being a foreign branch of a top american bank, it has access to great associate development programs and training resources. They also compensate their associates above well industry standard to compete for talent in the financial services space and technology space. This company is a great stepping stone for new graduates.

Cons

There are quite a bit of lifers in middle management at Capital One Canada. These lifers are pretty much stuck and content or even happy. They get paid at less 100k base salary for delivering the quality of work of a junior consultant. Sweet Deal, Right? The chance of transitioning to a big 5 bank probably means a pay cut or running the risk of being the underperformer of a big bank. As these are lifers could only perform in a junior consultant level, the top tech firms like apple, google, amazon, etc, probably won't take them and tech startups mean getting a pay cut and doing REAL work, so NO… Staying put is probably in their best interest. They make it incredibly difficult for new hires to settle in. The turnover is pretty high, on average associates stay for least than 2 years. P.S. A lot of the 4-5 stars are fake posts from HR. If you filter the rating from highest to lowest, you would notice that there are not a lot people find the posts "helpful" but you filter the rating from lowest to highest, you would notice a lot more people find the post "helpful".

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5.0
7 Jun 2026
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Pros

Excellent benefits Great community, major opportunities for growth

Cons

The training process can be challenging due to the volume of information and the absence of a dedicated trainer, though the team is supportive and committed to helping new employees succeed.

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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