Mastercard Employee Reviews & Ratings

Many processes, evolution might take some time

Pay is not that great.

no cons as of now. good company

Probably similar challenges for most international companies .. staffing!

Slow growth Bonuses are low Office politics

There are no issues that aren't common for a company of this size.

Sometimes the workload could be too much to handle

Less Hike Generally compared to market

N.A. Overall, the offerings exceed my expectations.

Highly matrix organization and could be challenging to navigate

This is an Excellent opportunity to discuss the future prospects further

promotions and salary raise are too slow

nothing much to add here

Too many structure reorganizations and renaming in recent years that is confusing to follow

- location is out of the way

All the projects have the same topic

Not enough experienced people in management

1. Long hours with little reward 2. Management does not have much technical depth 3. Passive aggressive culture

- Develop things but not have any rush - Growth is slow

Fully depends on the line manager. If line manager is not professional, then everything is none

Sometimes slow to execute on emerging opportunities.

no cons encounter till now

In FP&A profile, working hours are not well defined.

Salary lowers as compared to peers consulting firms Growth has been slowed Many times, luck determines your opportunity to learn and grow

Few opportunities to move horizontally at least in my office.

None I can think of now.

Maybe lower base for starters

difficult work-life balance and constant pressure

As all large companies, some processes are a work in progress and being improved, but overall people aim to be fair and considerate.

Sometimes the workload can be relentless. Very revenue driven company.

Driving multiple projects at the same time to meet utilisation requirements Too much admin load over and above job responsibilities

- Size (more people to talk to to get things done)

Mediocre pay and clients sometimes disinterested

The cons of working at Mastercard are the politics and bureaucracy in the Operations, Networking , and Employee Digital Experience (ONE) organization. The ONE organization has poor executive leadership that has a culture of nepotism/cliques and corporate bullying. My last few months, people who reported misconduct or disagreed with the CTO were put on a list and their jobs eliminated. Don’t report anything to HR or ethics - they are not your friend. There is a lack of training, and when large transformation efforts are rolled out, people are expected to learn on their own - they roll things out or start initiatives without much consideration for adoption and change management with their employees. I self taught and spent time trying to educate senior leadership to understand the impact - they expect a check mark and don’t really value the mindset of exemplifying change from the top. There is no work-life balance - I was working between 60-80 hours and wearing multiple hats. When I spoke up, and set boundaries, my manager’s behavior changed and I felt I had a target on my back in every meeting. There is a strong lack of company appreciation around employees. Some managers are good at recognition, but most not so much, especially senior leaders. There is a strong focus on meeting objectives without regard and reward for people going the extra mile. There is a lack of accountability culture, and when you hold peers accountable for the responsibility they signed up, they get offended and hate you. Coworkers like to throw people under the bus, and if you are a manager don’t share anything with your peers or direct reports - there is a gossip culture and people will do anything to get ahead. For women in tech, if you are assertive and just doing your job, good luck advancing as you will be painted like a villain while your male colleagues can get away with unprofessional behavior.

None that come to mind

Less Pay compared to other fintech

Promotions take too much time

Tough culture and highly competitive

None to report. All was well.

Salaries and bonus are usually low and

I do not have any cons to report

- Crowded office space due to aggressive hiring - Minimal annual increment / promotion

Getting promoted is nearly impossible.

Not much , unlike startups you will always get oppertunity to work on mature technology and need to wait for fancy tech. until they get matured.

not good for learning growth opportunities are very limited manager driven organization, so your growth depends completely on your managers (1-2 levels) things moves at very very slow and slugish pace

Harder to strike a proper work-life balance

WLB is very bad in some teams. Senior management is not good

It's not easy to improve your knowledge, too much corporate politics.

Culture is an issue, especially the D&S team

Work culture Unplanned work Work hours