Visa Inc. reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(7,512 total reviews)
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Ryan Mclenerney

67% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Visa Inc. has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,512 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Visa Inc. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Nov 20, 2014

EVP of Technology Destroyed Innovation

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Pros

Good salary, the employees who helped build Visa (the ones that are left) are among the brightest individuals I've had the honor of collaborating with, and decent benefits.

Cons

The CEO's first hire was his biggest mistake. The EVP of Technology destroyed IT almost immediately. This man preaches "innovation," then strips telecommuting and institutes draconian rules that have not only hinder innovation, but have caused a mass exodus of top talent. He's dictated that we only can hire from Ivy league schools, when he isn't even a graduate of an Ivy league school himself. At this point, so much of Visa's top talent has left, that Visa is positioned for a major breach. In all the years I've been with Visa, and through all the changes in leadership, NEVER has IT been in such a critical state. Additionally, all new hires just happen to be Indian males, which would be considered discrimination if they were all white males. Overall, the state of Visa is not only sad, but pathetic. It will take a breach before the CEO realizes that his first hire was his biggest mistake. We've lost confidence in upper management - but have fun on your two jets, Charlie.

2.0
Oct 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The workers, who are intelligent, personable and hard working. The brand is strong and most employees feel pride in the global reach of the company.

Cons

Technology Executives make all hiring decisions under an edict to look primarily at ivy league education instead of a balanced background. Spend more time writing nonsense "leader wannabe" blogs on linkedin while insisting every purchase be accompanied by a 5+ page justification doc. Delays announcement of departing employees to hide the fact they left because of Technology Executives. Obscured the budgeting process, creating a proliferation of uncontrolled spreadsheets. In one year, new Technology Execs gutted the intellectual capital of the company. Worse, the top company leadership knows it and will not act because it was their first hire.

1.0
Jul 13, 2017

Misuse of Power is a Serious Ethical Violation

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong brand Fair compensation Good benefits Amazing Team Members

Cons

Extremely Toxic Work Environment Working at Visa has been the worst experience of my career. Perhaps it would be a better experience on a different team, however, I've heard across the board that Visa employs very poor managers. I honestly don't know how my manager still has a job. More than half our team has turned over in under a year and there is a clear pattern of abuse on our team. HR has stepped in to help, but no changes have been made. Colleagues continue to leave - even at the expense of paying back relocation costs to get away from the situation - and those of us left are just suffering through. This would not fly at any other company I have worked for. Misuse of power is a serious ethical violation, not to mention the business case of nonexistent morale, low productivity and the cost of turning over so many employees. It is not sustainable to work in such a toxic environment for a sustained period of time without some kind of damage. Visa is losing a lot of talent due to this situation.

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