consultant

senior consultant

software engineer

compliance officer

principal consultant

Capco

I will separate my review into piece to ensure I cover everything.
- A typical day at work:
My day starts 15 minutes before my agreed upon time and it is a meeting you must attend by force even if your contract says you cannot. Then my manager spends those 15 minutes talking about "what we're gonna do today." That was a lie, he rarely did that and spent the time chastising us because we aren't doing enough work when he himself did not have the skill set or ability to learn along side us effectively. (Near the end of the 6 month project he still couldn't do the most basic tasks we learned months prior) Then when my day actually begins it is spent working cases (majority of we do not know how to resolve because the training we received was subpar) and getting pestered by my manager and his lackey on why I am sitting in cases for 17 minutes instead of 15 minutes, thus slowing me because I must answer their questions ASAP if I have any hopes of returning to work. Mind you these question are constant throughout the day.
- What you believe you learned:
I learned to steer clear of any company that has an onboarding process of less than a week.
- Management:
*Micro*management actually during my time at Capco. And when they weren't micromanaging you they were off doing something probably. And if you asked them any clarifying questions like: 
  -"When will we get this contract for this job?" 
  -"How long are we working for this company before we get the contract?"
  -"Now that the contract is signed what does our future look like here?"
  -"Since the contract is now voided what happens to my employment at Capco?"
  -"When will I hear if I have a job at Capco after our time at this other company is up?"
You know regular questions that you would either get a vague answer on or they would just lie to you and never acknowledge that they lied to you. The management team I was under was the least organized team I have ever been a part of to date. My main manager outsourced all his work to someone who was essentially the same level employee I was and whenever she was gone my manager had no idea how to operate a simple excel spread that was essential to our day to day duties.
- workplace culture:
"We're a family here!" We all know this mean unpaid overtime and constant harassment to work faster to meet quotas so our managers look better. Regardless of the effect it has on the employee. Your work life balance will not be respected. You will get absolutely no PTO. The rules around sick days are loose and can be changed depending on who you speak with.
- the hardest part of the job:
Getting through the day with my manager breathing down my neck over every little thing. You get no training and are expected to perform like someone who has been there years. The onboarding for Capco (not the company we worked at) was horribly short and we never got our questions answered until near the end of the contract.
- the most enjoyable part of the job:
When I got laid off.



So I've been with the company for almost 2 years now. First, I knew what I was getting into when I initially accepted the position. What I wasn't aware of is that there is no time off, ever. 

Originally the position was supposed to be 6 months, but things happen and it ran over the time frame established by the company. This was great for me, as it kept the money flowing in.

It was also where things changed. I had 3 team lead changes at the eighth month mark, team morale was shot, and when people were let go... we were all left in silence until you physically asked where someone was. 

Management was poor, and also threatening at times with specific questions. Lots of being left in the dark or told things last minute. There were days where you'd be working, and an hour before the day ends they extend you for an extra 3 hours. No notice. 

That's poor Management, period. People have lives outside of work and this company fails to recognize that, or even care. As a contractor, I'm easily replaceable. Especially for the compensation, which is fantastic... but it doesn't make up for work quality or no time off. 

Employees and contractors beware.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is a fair amount of job security. If a client contract ends, there are typically opportunities to train up and find new roles. Also, Capco is more likely to hire individuals with little experience and train them from the ground up.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The unknowns from various clientele.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture is mostly friendly, open, and inclusive. There is a bit of disconnect from the higher-tiered executives and the lower-level employees. I made several friends while working at Capco.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
This only reflects how I conducted my own affairs... but:
- check emails
- work on code
- daily standup
- work on code
- help team with coding tasks
- review pull requests
- ticket grooming/pointing sessions
- dev sync
- end of day standup

Don’t know where to start, but it’s the most pathetic and humiliating consulting organization I have ever come across in almost all aspects. 
- First of all, it is not consulting and is purely staff aug which includes maximum PMO opportunities.
- I would advice all laterals to keep away from this firm. Very poor culture and even poor leadership.
- No opportunities and there seems no pipeline of work
- They have a hire and fire policy, so basically no matter your experience you are treated like a body. If you are not able to find a project for yourself in a matter of 2 months consider your days are numbered.
- HR and Talent Management is a complete joke
- Partners act as if they are a blessing to the mankind

Bottom line - please don’t join for your own good. No matter what compensation or position is offered.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company culture is very long hours and zero work-life balance.  Perfect for young people existing college and entering the job market without mortgages or families... 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The company culture is very long hours, very early Monday morning flights (no Sunday night hotel stays allowed), and zero work-life balance.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company culture is very long hours and zero work-life balance. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very early Monday morning flights; exceptionally long days on site at out-of-town clients; and often no dinner break!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Some of the people were fun to work with. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When the engineers refuse to talk or work with the operators. Their vague explanations leave others in the dark and frustrated to work on specific machines. The company also refuses to do reviews so the only way for a pay raise is to move up but even then if you're not someone's favorite you won't move up very far.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful. Three different buildings with the third forced to fend for themselves. Management is made up of people who don't exactly know what is going on and blow things out of proportion when they get really confused.

Our IT team; which consists of the IT Director, a Junior Systems Administrator, and myself are responsible for resolving the majority of IT issues for 500+ users. Issues are resolved either on the phone or in-person. We are also responsible for setting up meeting rooms for Partners and Executive conference meetings via Blue Jeans. 

Since I have my CCNP, the Networking team gave me access to the network switches so that I can troubleshoot LAN issues. (Configuring ports and VLANs). This company is a very fun place to work at. Once we get the job done, we are allowed to have fun. Capco is proud to be named a 2015 Best Medium Workplace by Great Place to Work® published in Fortune Magazine

Capco is a great place for young people starting out who want to grow their carears. The firm has a target for billable hours and employee contribution. Younger workers are easily able to comit long hours to meet the contribution requirements. If you want to move up the contribution and billible hours must be above average.

If you are an older and more established you'll find that survival depends on being billable and sucess is totally dependent on relationships with partners. 

Overall Capco is better than fair, pays above average and provides a stimulting enviorment for young workers. 

Capco wants to pretend to be innovative and progressive, but really it's the same as its competition, staff augmentation and pmo work. Flexibility is just a lie they sell you on, you don't really have a say in projects. Work-life balance is terrible on a lot of projects. And there's no reason for that if they'd just staff adequately. There's also blatant favoritism and dumb internal politics that nobody past the age of 10 should engage in.
Don't believe their hype during the interview, it's mostly fluff. Do your research and know what you're getting into. This is not Google by any means and they will manipulate you left and right.l

I haven't worked somewhere that I enjoyed the people I worked with as much as I do at Capco. However, the company doesn't stay true to its word to new hires and seems desperate to win new business, even when the work puts the company in a position where they don't have the right employees for the project to be successful. When hired, I was told I wouldn't be in a travel position, but since joining I have been on three projects, two of which have been full-time travel. The work can be challenging, but the company is more interested in staffing you on projects that are profitable rather than one where you are growing skills you desire.

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