They don't like to give promotions out, but they will pile on more work and expand your scope and expect you to prove that you deserve a promotion/raise for years before actually giving you what you deserve. The RTO policy was poorly handled and very rigid to the point of being silly. Despite what they say now, it was very clearly told to us during Covid that we would have a 5 day flex policy with no plan to change that. For four years they hired people in all different locations and countries because of that so now that they want us back in office, most of us still need to zoom all day. Yes, they have the right to change their policies but it's insulting that they are acting like we misunderstood them. The way they did this made me lose trust in the company. Meanwhile, they don't provide enough meeting rooms or desks. I understand the benefits of being in the office and I do actually enjoy being there, but there are ways to be more reasonable about the policy. Goal planning is chaotic - the leadership team pick 4 or 5 "themes" that are so vague and broad and the rest of our teams have to figure out how to prioritize hundreds of projects/features that they want in a short period. Often times those projects have little to do with the 5 big themes. All the teams are very silo'd and stretched thin. Being in office has not helped that.
