1. A lot of micromanaging happening in the workplace. They're very into being in-office and having calls vs emails, but the very same people communicate different information on the phone vs emails so anything they say on the phone they can twist to land you in trouble (not because they don't like you– it's just that didn't communicate their request to you properly because how dare you not read between the lines. What's the point of being in the office when you're in a cubicle having zoom calls all morning / hearing other people's calls while you're trying to work– the company is international so it's almost impossible to have an in-person meeting unless your contact is in the same building and you've arranged it in advance). 2. Not a fan of how clique-y everything is, and how everyone just expects you to be a "tigger"– an upbeat, eager shell of a person no matter how much you're working on. Being a downer because you're having a hard time with something? You're an Eeyore and "no one wants to be an eeyore." Just shows a lack of empathy. 3. Prepare for 8-paragraphs-at-6-am Monday morning emails, 8 pm emails on Friday night and the (more than) occasional call on your PTO because "Jay wanted it yesterday" despite your emails from earlier in the week reminding your contacts of your PTO (and the large text in red listing your upcoming PTOs) go unnoticed. Don't answer it? They'll go through your boss-friend who'll reprimand you for it one way or another. But the same boss-friend will tell you that they have your back and you don't have to work through your PTOs. Tell that to the sales coordinators who tell me I'm "brave" for not bringing my laptop while I'm backpacking. 4. There's a lot of turnover especially for lower positions because they don't bother doing proper training with some of the sales people, then throwing them under the bus when they try to work around it. There's some people that shine under pressure, but I hope they realize that too much pressure leads to burn out. 5. On a smaller note, the old building smells like mold and they say it's just 'stale air' but I always felt a bit sick after being in the office for too long.
