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Capital One is a particularly toxic work environment, and I'm not sure that your experiences there apply to other companies. I started my first post-Capital On

Capital One is a particularly toxic work environment, and I'm not sure that your experiences there apply to other companies. I started my first post-Capital One job a few months ago, and I'm still not used to the fact that this company expects everybody working here to still be working here in two years. Most employers are not going through everybody with a fine tooth comb every 6 months hunting for any hint of an excuse to PIP them.

wpietri 2mo ago
Oh wow, that sounds horrible. Do you have a sense of what motivates that behavior?
- annzabelle 2mo ago
  The founder CEO (with a cult of personality) really believes that it is the way to "top tech talent." He comes from a management consulting background and tries to manage the software organization like they're consultants. Leads to a very bottom heavy organization, with a lot of juniors, many of whom get PIPed right as they're starting to become useful. It leads to high turnover with a lot of backstabbing, and very short term thinking because everybody is always focused on the next performance management cycle. It was really a bizarre place to work, because work-life balance was amazing, the benefits and vacation were great, but twice a year there was this insane hunger games. They really chilled out the performance management process from 2020 or so through 2023, so people who worked there then didn't always notice.
  - mannanj 2mo ago
    Ah yeah that explains my experience a bit better. I was there in the COVID wfh time, 2020 or so, then rejoined 2024 when I experienced things not too unlike what you described. (except I joined as a principal, ~8-10 years of experience, and received backstabbing and lies from juniors and managers (edit and tech lead)). I don't recommend going to Plano, TX and joining the Auto Navigator product division.

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Capital One is a particularly toxic work environment, and I'm not sure that your experiences there apply to other companies. I started my first post-Capital On

by annzabelle 2mo ago

wpietri 2mo ago
Oh wow, that sounds horrible. Do you have a sense of what motivates that behavior?
- annzabelle 2mo ago
  The founder CEO (with a cult of personality) really believes that it is the way to "top tech talent." He comes from a management consulting background and tries to manage the software organization like they're consultants. Leads to a very bottom heavy organization, with a lot of juniors, many of whom get PIPed right as they're starting to become useful. It leads to high turnover with a lot of backstabbing, and very short term thinking because everybody is always focused on the next performance management cycle. It was really a bizarre place to work, because work-life balance was amazing, the benefits and vacation were great, but twice a year there was this insane hunger games. They really chilled out the performance management process from 2020 or so through 2023, so people who worked there then didn't always notice.
  - mannanj 2mo ago
    Ah yeah that explains my experience a bit better. I was there in the COVID wfh time, 2020 or so, then rejoined 2024 when I experienced things not too unlike what you described. (except I joined as a principal, ~8-10 years of experience, and received backstabbing and lies from juniors and managers (edit and tech lead)). I don't recommend going to Plano, TX and joining the Auto Navigator product division.