Overwhelming favoritism, as a result the office is teeming with upper-middle class young adults in their first office job whose only real commitment is to the graduate degree the benefits provide. Strangely enough, those that came to the position due to dedication to their career fall into a de-facto second class.
Pay is not competitive enough to retain employees for long if they are not interested in continuing education. High turnover.
Insular staff factions duplicating effort.
Decision by committee and ageism stifle then later recycle fresh ideas.
Trapped in 20th century paradigm of squeezing blood from a turnip in a gray box for 8 hours straight.
As employees leave due to lack of flexibility, management consolidates their workload onto remaining employees with no intent to rehire. Creating a feedback loop of ever-faster dissolution.
Raises are periodically frozen as a response to economic distress. When raises aren't frozen, there are no cost of living increases, only "merit" to which the maximum is 2.5% and rarely earned. Your pay is determined in order to conform to a pay schedule that doesn't keep pace with the market. Your grade will undermine your potential for promotion. You will earn less over time.
