A culture of blame and fear within Canadian IT Team
Pros
* Unlimited smoke breaks for those who require it * Hours are flexible you can show up when you want * Leadership on the same floor. Unlike others who do not sit with their teams * Additional flex days are great
Cons
* Hard work counts for nothing, its all about who you know and smoke with. * The level of micro management is off the chart,it is strongly discouraged to do anything without the entire IT leadership reviewing first (which often takes days for a simple change). * Lower level colleagues are great, but there is a big blame culture, nobody wants to sign off or make a decision without the one person at the top. If your project goes wrong the team quickly turn and begin to blame each other to shield themselves from the IT leadership. * The leadership for this department are very young and lack experience as managers, this shows when they are faced with challenges that requires professionalism and a level of finesse. * The team is constantly putting up roadblocks to avoid allowing the US to implement global initiatives for the better of the company. * If you do not conform or you have a different opinion then you are outcast from the clique at the top, you will find yourself singled out and outcast as the cool kids are given over the top recognition and move up.
