MITRE reviews

Some pockets of leaders are too profit driven given it is a non-profit company, expectations for roles and responsibilities for same level and job class across the company varies, some toxic leaders, but not all. Over my 10 years at the organization, the work life balance is the worst it has ever been, they are now mandating and reprimanding employees for returning to the office a minimum set of days. Previously I have always been given the flexibility to meet my project and sponsor needs and that is no longer the case, I MUST be "butts in seat" and it is being monitored every pay period. It feels micro-managing to be told to walk around and talk to people. You can not force organic communication and relationship building through mandates and telling people when to walk, when to keep doors open, when to eat lunch with people, etc.

Executive team is condescending to staff and tried to hide benefit cuts behind “equity” or saying that certain benefits were not meant to be used in the way they that been offered. For example, they cut vacation time for senior staff in the name of equity, then made it harder to use short term leave and told staff to use vacation time to make up the difference.