Brace yourself, this might be a lot.
From the minute you clock in you will be tugged in 4-5 directions at once. Every item will either read as “Pending OFAC Urgent” or some BS like *****EXTREMELY URGENT***** and they are always remedial items that are unimportant and insignificant. Everything is treated like you have to do it then and there or the entire company will collapse. The turnover has been ridiculous in Sanctions, on the level 2 team in America 5 people (on a team of 12-15 state side) have quit in the last year. You’re ground down while working to the point where you’re either going to want to rip your hair out or have a panic attack. Need help from management? Too bad!! Their 2 favorite activities are conference calls and telling you that you’re doing things wrong without giving advice on how to fix it. They notoriously gatekeep their knowledge and one has to wonder why. Are they scared that others will surpass them and break up the bureaucratic hellscape they’ve created? Or are they just faking their knowledge and are too afraid to admit it. Another amazing delicacy is having to train offshore contractors who will ignore all of your training, get stuck in their ways and will not listen to feedback when they make mistakes, which in turn will create more work for the America based employees. The jobs openings for the American based employees have been opened since May and they will never be filled. Candidates have interviewed and have been great, but management refuses to hire!!! They’d rather step over dollars to pick up pennys.
If you’ve made it this far and are still considering working here, just don’t.