The IT department is going downhill fast - Anonymous employee West Bend Insurance Company Employee Review

I believe I read the word "toxic" in a couple of these reviews to describe the environment within IT at West Bend. I worked at West Bend for several years and the last couple of years were horrible. What's sad is that every former employee that I have spoken to in the past 2 years have nothing but awful things to say about their experience. What does that tell you? Yet, the CIO and senior management believe that they cannot attract talent because no one wants to drive to West Bend! The culture has changed from very pro-employee to one that fosters an attitude that employees are expendable and can be easily replaced. If someone does not agree with the direction IT is heading in or is determined to be "not a good fit" for whatever reason, they are pushed out. While there are some good leaders, there are many poor ones all the way up the food chain. I continuously hear about one of the managers still there from current employees - they don't understand why he's still managing. Its a shame because there are many very good workers that just want to be respected and appreciated.