Pros
Big brand name, nice facilities, better than average pay.
Cons
I know what you're thinking: "Visa! It's a Dow 30 company! Their name is on everything! It must be awesome there!" It's a lie. It's a disaster inside. Highly political, totally siloed, ancient processes, audit and control groups run amok, mind-numbin processes, horrible data, worse tools, even worse planning and forecasting, and even worse leadership. The execs are completely disconnected from the rest of the org, have utterly no clue how the company functions day-to-day, are accusatory, and cruel. The company lists being an "Employer of Choice" as a goal, but they've stripped away insurance coverage, axe'd the pension program, flat-lined bonuses and raises, depressed titles, stripped travel and education budgets. They lecture everyone about saving money and have forced an "everyone comes into the office/no remote work" policy, while showering themselves with excessive pay out's, buying themselves multiple corporate jets, and letting the CEO and CMO work remotely from Manhattan, where the company doesn't even operate. Is a "do as I demand, not as I do" culture. Employee Sat has repeatedly shown that satisfaction is waning and that no one understands the strategy or direction of the company. Nothing's been done about it. HR is a nightmare and not to trusted. Work-life balance is horrible. Expect nights and weekends and constant firedrills and unrealistic expectations. Do not ever expect to be told "good job" or "thank you." Don't bring new ideas. There is only the Visa way, which is stuck in the Dark Ages. Visa succeeds in spite of itself. It buys it's way out of problems but is a miserably poor company to work for. This is the company you go to for a pay raise and to position yourself for the next real job you'll have. It's not a place you make a career.