My experience at Honor has been quite a traumatic one to say the least and here is why:
1. Lack of effective management + gaslighting of its people: Since working at Honor, I have had 4 managers and I can tell you the last manager I had was by far the biggest let down. This manager presented themselves in a way where they were supportive and genuinely cared about your growth. This was a complete lie and tactic to manipulate one into believing that they had your best interest at heart. All the right things were said at the right time but as soon as you did something that rubbed this manager the wrong way, there was already a plan to exit you out.
2. Lack of support and feeling devalued every day: Like many of us, COVID impacted me in ways I couldn't imagine. At the height of the pandemic, I was working 10-12 hour days and I still felt like I couldn't keep up. People on my team were feeling the same way. When I opened up to my manager about this, it felt supportive in the beginning but it really wasn't. I was treated differently when I started making a few mistakes in my work because I was depressed and scattered, no real support was given to me. I was expected to keep working without expectations being clear as if I was some kind mind reader. When I would ask questions, I was asking too many of them. I became too much work when I asked for feedback and how I could be successful here. I never felt valued working here and I was constantly questioning my self-worth.
3. No work life balance: As mentioned above, I was working myself to the ground to the point of where I was also questioning my own sanity. My anxiety was through the roof and I had such a hard time concentrating. As anyone could understand, this affected all aspects of my life and it was a scary time for me yet there was no support.
4. Favoritism by management: It was so clear who leaders favor and who they do not. If you were lucky enough to be favorited in my department, you have a better chance of a future here but again, as soon as you do something that they see as a "problem", you will fail here and nothing you do will be enough.
The last thing I will say here is that the only priority the leaders have is to scale even if it at the expense of their employees well-being. The CEO has made the message clear that we are now largest home care business in the world after this acquisition with home instead. I get it and scaling is the only way to keep the business moving, but sadly it has just cost them a lot of amazing people and they don't seem to care. People that stick it out at Honor continue to be overworked and I know they share the same sentiment as I.
