Toxic Work Environment: There were a few who were very hard to work with as they could not separate work and personal feelings. I worked a lot with all staff and I have had the phone hung up on me by a few, yelled at by many. The amount of disrespect amongst co-workers was just plain toxic and it makes it an environment where you either stand up for yourself and fight back or you get walked all over as this type of behavior was allowed.
Lacking Equality: You will see so many employees get away with so many different things that should not fly , however only a few would be reprimanded and the others would get a slap on the wrist. Nothing was black and white.
Laziness from other employees greatly affects your work: There are so many times you will get yelled at or hear the annoyance in so many employees for just doing your job the right way. So many want to cut corners or they just pass it off. The problem is only evident to those who go above and beyond and actually care about their work. To give your all and to always try your best to then see employees who CLEARLY did not deserve their position and just not care about their work get ahead or just get the work taken from them as opposed to being held accountable destroyed my morale. I became bitter and literally gave half my effort knowing then that even my half best was still better than most people’s best.
Overworked and under paid: For many years I worked pretty much enough for two people and took on any task given to me. I loved the challenge BUT after applying to other jobs you can clearly see overall unless you are at Director level and above the payout distribution for what you did was not fair. The expectation at Dominion was get the work done however you need to. So if you need to work over 8 hours a day and come in on the weekends that was expected. THEN they want to turn around and nickel and dime you on your time. If you want people to work hard and not have a life outside of work create a better time & attendance policy. The work from home policy just got instituted and many managers were so apprehensive to even offer it. There were no benefits at Dominion that made me want to work harder.
Not enough transparency: There were always so many secrets and even during town hall meetings everything is sugar coated and not really painting a clear picture of the severity of the situations that would come up. I don’t think task wise as a whole for various departments was made clear and I don’t feel like I always knew what was going on.
Integrity: Ultimately Dominions morals did not align with mine and I cannot work for a company I can no longer stand behind. Integrity means a lot to me and from my point of view the employees who did have integrity got the most push back from upper management and peers. They don’t care about doing the right thing just the best thing for the company.
LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM: The costumes allowed at that company were a joke. I do mean costumes. From Tutus, to too tight of spandex like a Kardashian, to red leather over the knee boots and CROP TOPS. I questioned if employees actually knew they were coming to work or going to the club. For someone who spends time and money on professional clothing it was a slap in the face. There is a dress code. I personally got reprimanded three times and compared to what was allowed made zero sense. If the rules are put in place PLEASE make your staff follow them.
