Unsupportive and oftentimes confusing work environment - Program Manager Altumint Employee Review

2.0
Jan 18, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I enjoyed working with my teammates. We all started around the same time and we worked together to support one another as we navigated a new team and new role. My immediate team and many of the cross-functional teammates were very friendly and supportive.

Cons

- Training and proper employee onboarding was pretty much nonexistent. Had to rely on teammates who also didn't have a full understanding of certain tasks, and we never got feedback as to whether we did the work correctly or not. - When you ask managers for help or to clarify something, they respond by saying "you should already know". - Many times a message would be communicated to one person or a small group and then trickle down to others instead of involving everyone from the beginning so that they can be prepared. This happened to me on several occasions and it felt like I was being intentionally left out of the loop. - Managers of the PM team don't seem to have managerial or people skills but yet expect their direct reports to be without blame. -Managers assign tasks and expect them ASAP usually with limited or zero context and then don't give feedback so you'll never know if you did the work correctly. This is especially challenging if you are a brand new employee who hasn't had the proper guidance or training. - No one seems to know what they are doing. Just figuring it out as we go which isn't sustainable after a while.

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Altumint Response
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Thank you for sharing your concerns about communication. We sincerely apologize if there have been any gaps or misunderstandings, as clear communication is crucial to our success as a team. We are actively working on improving how we convey information and ensuring everyone is kept in the loop.

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