Upper level executives are extremely out of touch with the teams that work under them and what their processes are. Lack of communication combined with micromanagement and a heavy workload will always cause burnout. I know I wasn’t the only one experiencing this either.
The sad reality is that the pay isn’t nearly competitive enough to tolerate that level of burnout. In the last year, I only saw a 1.5% pay increase. It’s even more comical if you consider the fact that within the last SIX years of working here, even after moving up three positions, the highest pay increase I received was a whomping 2.5.%, MAYBE even 3% total. Management has been confronted about the low pay multiple times during All Hands Meetings and each time they have replied stating that pay increases are “merit” based, which isn’t true considering that new hires are paid significantly more than tenured employees.
