Pros
- The global scope and breadth of the company. Transactions are much more complicated and interesting than you realize from the outside. There's a ton to learn and a lot of different areas you can focus on. - Good opportunities for intra-company job changes, both within the organization or to move to a remote region - The strength of the brand - In pockets, there are some great people and great teams to work with (some fairly mediocre and unmotivated ones in other areas) - Generally, pretty balanced hours and lifestyle, especially compared to a tech company or startup. A lot of people manage to do a standard 8-5 day.
Cons
- It's a weird place to work right now with the reorg to Visa Inc. - There are a lot of internal politics from the old, regionalized, somewhat divisive structure still being worked out, with different organizations coming out as winners or losers. - There have been a lot of layoffs and reshuffling over the past year or so, with more still going on, so morale isn't the greatest (though better than it was). - Benefits keep getting cut - 401k matching, pension - and the stock grants were laughably small - Management communication isn't the greatest. A lot of the changes take forever with radio silence in the meantime, leaving people wondering what the heck is going on. - Big company bureaucracy, which is just increasing. It can be difficult to do simple things like get a P.O. for software approved or to get an employee a cell phone. - There used to be great opportunities for advancement if your manager backed you. Now, they've releveled everyone to generic grades (e.g., Sr. Director through SVP are now "Senior Business Leads"), so it's going to be a lot harder to get promoted.
