Overall Great but Culture in O&T needs improvement
Pros
Great compensation & benefits, solid career opportunities and outstanding work/life balance. For culture - read Cons.
Cons
The case for gender equality in technology and leadership roles is strong at Mastercard, but the progress on the ground seems to be slow. Our leaders talk about gender inclusion, folks in Diversity & Inclusion office talk about it, and I am pretty sure that my salary is equal to everyone else in my group. Still, the culture, especially in O&T can be discouraging. I have some outstanding male colleagues but other ones are little old fashioned. I was at a meeting where a male coworker told me to 'stop whining' after I asked for further clarifications. In another situation, it was suggested I was 'rude or aggressive' when a male coworker in a similar situation was labeled 'assertive'. I am often asked to complete a 'non-glamourous' type of work like formatting and comparing data in two excel sheets, although I'm a technology SME. And, ironically, women too can contribute to this culture. O&T is a heavily male-dominated organization, and although it's a highly innovative group, it can leave a woman feeling powerless. I don't know if things fair better in the East or West coast offices, but O'Fallon can do better.
