Good company if you don't care about a career and mental health - Security Analyst Visa Inc. Employee Review

Working at Visa (2/5) The lack of vulnerability disclosure policy stops you from receiving industry recognition for identifying 0 days in 3rd party vendor products. New hires outsourced to India with little to no skills and experience in the field as every decision is cost driven. Known systemic issues are swept under the rug because the company don't want to admit to fixing serious issues and costly mistakes. With 50% of time spent on pencil pushing, 30% on running scans and then the actual 20% on VAs, PCI webapps / APIs checkbox testing, you're not tester but a compliance control auditor. The job isn't about finding and exploiting vulnerabilities, it's to provide a rushed gating check because Visa has no confidence in its products which tells much about failings in development, deployment and SSDLC testing. Job advancement/security (0/5) After several years with the company as FTE, I applied for a role that was advertised on Smart (visa.com) public web portal. My line manager confirmed that I had far exceeded requirements for the job, reached all objectives needed to take on the role, and that applying was only a formality. I was unable to reach the first interview stage. My application got rejected because of an unwritten HR policy that didn't permit skipping a job level. Proven track record and capabilities were irrelevant and internal levels meant everything when processing my application. I was not allowed to transition into an open position available at Visa because I had been categorised as belonging to a group of people. Absurd covert rules deny internal staff equal access to workplace opportunities. My complaints were brushed over as "miscommunication between departments". It's beyond words how demotivating, damaging and humiliating this was to my career development and well-being. Working here has been like self-harm, allowing oneself to get beaten up for performing and delivering. There's very little scope for learning. Training budget got severely reduced in past years due to cost cuts and Visa University has nothing to offer in terms of real life technical skills development. With formal study time non-existent, you need to spend your free time to stay up-to-date on industry developments and trends. Job work-life balance (1/5) Little respect for work-life balance, and the company is under the impression that everyone should work hours that fit in with US pacific time. It's a top-down, office-first company with dinosaurs in charge who hate people enjoying work because they want everyone to suffer like they did. You are expected to commute 3 times per week to the office, sit in a wide open noisy room like a cafeteria on same days as everyone else in the building to "collaborate". A lot of time and resources had been spent on making stuff up why returning to the office beats remote working, which now are wasted on office attendance tracking. Salary/Benefits (2/5) These are below the market rates and enough to keep you going for some time. Promised "substantial" salaries increase in 2022 turned out less than half the inflation rate. Stock options only for yes-men. Job culture (0/5) Banking culture on steroids, boys' club where blind loyalty is expected by leaders who surround themselves with unquestioning staff that do their bidding. Extremely political, toxic and anxiety-inducing work environment. Machiavellian, untrustworthy and petty line managers are left unchecked due to useless and absent HR who is only available via a ticketing system. If there is something I didn't mention you name it, it happens at Visa.