Mastercard

The work is of very low quality and there are very few learning and growth opportunities. Most of the work is highly manual in nature and they hire overpaid MBAs to do work that can be done by fresh graduates at half the cost and they know this which is why they pay very poorly to laterals, so unless you get an offer from campus, it is not worth joining. It is a very slow and stagnant organisation with a very lax culture and your career growth will be very slow.

There are no cons as per my knowledge.

- team culture dictates work life balance, some roles are more demanding than others

Great overall, but need to improve compensation and match industry.

Nothing to mention as yet

Too many layers of approval on management side

often chaotic deadlines from team execs remain the norm at Mastercard. Politics also prevail.

Leadership at the Pune office is biased and lacks strategic vision. The tech hub in Pune struggles to foster a strong people leadership culture. There's a lot of uncertainty around the WFH and return-to-office policies. Even in the new office, there's often no space to sit. I’ve had to return home multiple times due to lack of seating, despite being required to come in three days a week. There's no cross-program collaboration, and senior managers expect blind obedience with little regard for constructive feedback. If you challenge the status quo, you risk being targeted for dismissal. This issue is prevalent across all programs managed from Pune.

office politics based on the team you join, which is almost everywhere

not a lot of money, can be better culture