A very toxic environment where management imposes its will through fear, intimidation and bullying. - Anonymous employee Houston ISD Employee Review

1.0
Dec 23, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Two weeks off for xmas, 1 week off for spring break and 3 days off for thanksgiving plus two weeks vacation. Central office facilities are nice. Generally there is no weekend work and tend to stick to a 40 hour work week

Cons

Speaking up is not encouraged. New ideas are not welcomed. Management is strangely provincial and arrogant simultaneously. Health benefits are surprisingly bad. Cost of living adjustments are non-existent as are merit raises. Management leads through intimidation which leads to a keep-your-head-down attitude. Established procedures seem to be there to prevent progress yet they are routinely circumvented when they are inconvenient to management. Senior management believes it can do no wrong and quickly stamps out criticism through humiliation.

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