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Anonymous wrote:It’s a bizarre place to work. Rich Fairbank is Trump-esqe, demands loyalty, makes all the decision, very cultu.

The performance management system is archaic and Rich mandates that 15-20% of associates fail each year. He believes turnover is the key to success. As such, a lot of politics, ass kissing, game playing, and back stabbing in order to survive. I worked there for 4 years and am soooooo glad I left (and much “healthier” now).

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Yes, it’s all true. It’s toxic.


Spouse works there. Sadly, all of the above is true. The performance review system is worse than Hunger Games.

Anonymous wrote:All PPs are right. I worked there for 3 years and due to my shitty personally I was “encouraged” to leave. I joined Carlyle and love it here, high performers are given a lot of responsibility AND resources. OP can take a look at our jobs in DC!

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have worked there for over a decade. They neither love it nor hate it. It’s a job and pays pretty well.

It also depends on the team. The culture in Audit is way different than a Tech team in Card.

A lot of them also have no basis of comparison. It’s the only company they’ve worked for so they don’t know any different.

Serious question. What companies in the DC area have comparable pay and benefits and a better culture? I’ve worked at Capital One and a few other companies and didn’t see a huge difference. Maybe I’m applying to the wrong companies or missing something.

I didn’t have a negative experience at Wells Fargo and their pay/benefits were comparable.

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Anonymous wrote:forget about that. Sexual harassment is super prevalent there. Bosses ask hires to sleep with them or no promotion for a while. HR doesn't help and just ask boss to apologize to the new hires. WTF

Ya, I have seen it. Bosses openly harass employees and some of them sleep with them too. Very common at Richmond location.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have worked there for over a decade. They neither love it nor hate it. It’s a job and pays pretty well.

It also depends on the team. The culture in Audit is way different than a Tech team in Card.

A lot of them also have no basis of comparison. It’s the only company they’ve worked for so they don’t know any different.

Serious question. What companies in the DC area have comparable pay and benefits and a better culture? I’ve worked at Capital One and a few other companies and didn’t see a huge difference. Maybe I’m applying to the wrong companies or missing something.

Anonymous wrote:forget about that. Sexual harassment is super prevalent there. Bosses ask hires to sleep with them or no promotion for a while. HR doesn't help and just ask boss to apologize to the new hires. WTF

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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have worked there for over a decade. They neither love it nor hate it. It’s a job and pays pretty well.

It also depends on the team. The culture in Audit is way different than a Tech team in Card.

A lot of them also have no basis of comparison. It’s the only company they’ve worked for so they don’t know any different.

Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people who have worked there for over a decade. They neither love it nor hate it. It’s a job and pays pretty well.

It also depends on the team. The culture in Audit is way different than a Tech team in Card.

Anonymous wrote:Low performers are encouraged to leave. High performers can be and often are promoted. It's not a culture of workplace complacency. Those who want to coast along may be better served elsewhere. Those with ambition and who put in the work to contribute can be rewarded.