Upper management. They’re proud of “doing things differently”, but they do a lot of things differently just for the sake of doing them differently, which often lead to bad results. Don’t buy that they adhere to values, or that they value a work-life balance. Financial performance trumps everything in a Walser store. If you can get into the inner circle, you’re set for life, otherwise you’re left out in the cold. You’ll slowly learn that you can’t ask for help, because that reveals that you don’t have it all figured out, and you won’t get any help anyway. Shame to say, but you’ll also learn to lie when they ask what you think. If you challenge the status quo, even just inside your own department, your days will be numbered. If you go along, figure everything out yourself, and don’t ask for support from HR or upper management, you’ll be fine.