Mastercard reviews

The company still has a problem doing anything without a "consensus." The company claims to be "results oriented," but performance reviews still focus on process. (How you do things, not whether you get things done). In the law department, HR puts every lawyer in the same bucket (commercial, litigators, IP) and that means some lawyers are over paid and others are under paid. It's great if you're on one end, miserable on the other. Promotions are a mystery. People who are universally seen (by their peers) as manipulative or lightweight usually get promoted. Many with a long list of accomplishments and the respect of their peers are stuck at entry-level for years. The mystery around promotions and not discriminating between types of lawyers chases a lot of the high performing talent away. Communication is broken. What we do hear is usually gibberish. We won't hear of a promotion, a lateral move or a departure until weeks later if ever. The usual reason, "management didn't want people to get jealous or nervous" makes everyone think management is ashamed of what they did or they are hiding something.

while some great ppl are in leadership or moved forward recently some are big surprise.