Many managers here lack experience, training, and don’t enforce best-practices. Conflict between coworkers is eminent when there is little accountability for bad behavior or not completing work. There are a lot of cliques here and mean girl behavior is a common occurrence. Some individuals, with reoccurring patterns of bullying and retaliation, have been promoted to management positions.
It was quickly realized that while this company employs many women, there are mainly only older, white men in executive level positions. Executives would often make comments or tell stories on team meetings that were not conducive to an inclusive environment for all.
I wish this company had more diversity and was more open to new ideas and ways of thinking. The culture itself feels “old-school”. For “conventions” (the company trade shows), men were told to wear company polos while women were required to wear scarves for the dress code. This combined with the fact that on emails or meetings females were often referred to as “the ladies” or “the girls”, created an environment that felt like 1960’s Mad Men. I would recommend removing this type of language to create a better environment for women in the workplace and the LGBTQ+ community.
I recommend not burning yourself out by going above and beyond or taking on too much responsibility in your role at this company. It is tough to grow your career here and there is not a clear career path, goals to hit, or amount of years’ experience you need to be promoted or gain a higher title. You’re often told things like, “be patient” or “next year will be your year” for a promotion while taking on more and more responsibility and learning new skills on your own time.
Though the starting pay is quite high at the start, wages stagnate and cap out the longer you stay with this company. The average pay is below industry standard for the same positions in the same location.
There was a raise freeze during peak COVID while the company exclaimed that they had the best year in business to date.
Managers have little oversite over what their employees are working on or how long it takes to compete tasks. You’ll often be asked to take on work outside of your job role and are rarely rewarded for this through additional compensation or a higher title.
The turnover rate here is high with many top-talent individuals who have been here for years deciding to make the tough decision to cut their losses and move on.
