Working for this company was unbearable. Management segregated the team by gender and race and emotional outbursts occurred that were completely unprovoked on numerous occasions by several individuals. In the days after I reported one such incident and several other issues I started being treated differently and was pulled out of projects. I was given administrative tasks only and told to just be patient and wait for training.
Silos began to appear between departments because two managers had an ongoing disagreement. My team was told not to talk to anyone in the other department, which greatly impacted our ability to do our jobs. This caused delays in work and countless quality and operational errors that the company will be cleaning up for years.
Somehow the political opinions of management were permitted during team meetings which made these meetings very uncomfortable. Very few of these weekly meetings (in the two years that I worked there) were productive. Because of this, I had to contact management outside of these meetings for work problems or questions, and typically received a response one to three business days later.
When I (female) was hired in, I was told I would receive an ISO class and certification paid for by the company. I had two offers on the table and chose to work for this company because of that certification and the exposure I would gain. When it came time for me to enter the class (after being employed for a year), a male member of the team was chosen (who had been employed for 3 weeks) to take the class instead of me. I was told that they would schedule a class for me eventually but that they had no plans to set a firm date. They never offered the class again.
The most recent issue was (on two separate occasions) being told by management that I had to wear a blouse for all third-party visits while the men wear polos (despite company female polos being available). I get the strong sense that members of the LGBTQ+ community would not enjoy their time with this company.
I am disgusted not just by this outrageous behavior, but countless other instances of unprofessionalism. This review would be a novel if I were to provide detail on all of them.
Management never knew what was going on, were constantly late, unprepared, or simply not showing up to meetings at all. There really was no support aside from my managers boss and their boss whom my manager spoke poorly of when they were not present, but both of those individuals were entirely over-worked and had way too much on their plates. Honestly, they were the only reason I stayed, but you can only take so much of this nonsense and even though both were great, it seemed like their hands were tied to address the issues going on. There was just no end in sight.
HR is likely going to respond to this message by saying I should have gone to them about it. I did, as did many of my peers. Many times. Nothing changed. I understand that HR isn’t there in the moment and can’t see everything in real time, but the results speak for themselves. The company lost an entire team of 7 people since the current manager was put into position. The entire team left. When I left the company, I was the last one of the original team to go. One of those 7 employees didn’t last 4 weeks. They left after a member of management yelled at the entire team following a simple and completely reasonable question.
The gaslighting was constant. The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. There is little to no training and I have yet to see any real and honest accountability.
I am embarrassed to list this company on my resume. I cannot express how much mental stress this job placed on me and my family. What an absolute waste of two years.
If it came down to it, I would rather work in a horse stable shoveling excrement for the rest of my life than spend one more day working in that toxic environment.
The pay and benefits are just not worth it.
