Pay. Leadership is aware of the industry discrepancy. Salary ranges have strict caps, so internal movement to other positions may mean a pay cut.
Management. I've never experienced anything quite like it. There is so much wasted energy put into protecting a broken system. Change is not welcome. Suggestions for improvement are seen as a personal insult.
Covid-19 Handling. Bandwidth initiated a temporary work from home policy that lasted for a little over a year & reversed that decision with a 2 week notice, mandating that employees return to the office on June 2, 2021. Upon receiving the email informing me of this decision, I immediately reached out to my leadership to express that I hadn't yet been vaccinated. My plea was that I'd be given time to get vaccinated & allowed to delay my return 14 days after my second vaccine (per CDC guidance). I offered to show proof throughout this process, so they knew I wasn't trying to get out of coming in. When asked if I felt comfortable returning, I stated I would never choose to return at that time, as I felt it was an avoidable risk.
I was told anyone who wanted to get vaccinated, could've already done so at that point & that I needed to return to the office on June 2 as required. In person culture was too important to the mission to wait until I was fully vaccinated. Reread that.
No formal training. Employees train new hires while doing their full time job. Management is not a resource.
