If you are looking for a home where you can grow, be a part of a team that respects your input and provides cohesive team building through encouragement and rational, then you should probably keep searching. Senior IT leadership manages by fear and intimidation. There is long present culture of Management versus the rest of IT, and the atmosphere is stifling. It is understandable that in the IT industry, long hours may be needed from time to time, but not every day, every weekend, every month.
Job descriptions are blurred by the interpretation of the manager holding the paper. One minute you are told that you should not be doing something, and the next minute you are asked to do what you were told not be doing. It’s a frustrating environment to find balance. Work-Life balance is sorely lacking, as are proper avenues to take the issue forward.
The company’s IT program has potential, and a lot of great talent, but IT Leadership creates an environment where communication within individual teams and between other teams is almost non-existent. Managers do not read their emails, then scold for not getting the information they asked for on time, and offer no apology when informed it was in their email hours or days before it was due. Attempts to escalate to direct management are unsuccessful unless you include their senior leadership. The constant shuffling of the IT organization chart simply creates additional confusion and delays in trying to develop a roadmap that will go beyond the next three months. If you do decide to take a position here, document everything, what you are asked to do, why you are asked to do it, and who asked you to do it. List out your projects and keep records of dependencies on other teams input, as you will be held accountable for others work, even when it is not in your skill set to do so.
After having this experience, I have learned the hard way that money is not always worth it. Grueling hours, oppressive environment, loss of time with family because of constant issues, and no end in sight should prompt you to keep looking for other opportunities. The general outlook is of a slow decline and it’s a scary place to be.
