• Fired for politics, not performance: I was fired because my manager basically “didn’t want me” from the beginning. He openly admitted he wasn’t able to run the hiring process “his way,” and made my life miserable until he pushed me out. It turned out his hiring process was asinine. Very unprofessional and unethical.
• Spineless team lead: Our team lead constantly threw me under the bus to cover his own incompetence. If the lead worked anywhere else, he wouldn’t sniff leadership, and he knows it. So. if things went the wrong way he didn't own it, he blamed others. Many times the manager asked questions, and the lead would shift blame to me—even for things he owned. No accountability, just self-preservation.
• Toxic leadership culture: Upper management seemingly enables this kind of behavior. It’s all about ego, control, and protecting their own reputations at the expense of employees. The manager would routinely and openly use passive aggressive language about firing people.
• Backstabbing over collaboration: You’re not part of a team—you’re a scapegoat waiting your turn. Everyone’s too busy covering their tracks to actually do their jobs under very poor or nonexistent direction.
• Zero training or support: No onboarding, no mentorship, no direction. You’re expected to perform flawlessly in a system built to fail with no real guidance.
• High stress, no reward: The emotional toll isn’t worth whatever experience you think you’re going to get here. This place will only kill your drive, confidence, and career momentum.
