8:50 AM, Day 1:
The manager was absent, and I was told the hardware equipment had not been shipped and would take another two weeks. The IT department and COO somehow made this my issue, not the company's. Truly shocking.
Okay, these things happen. We move on. Unfortunately, it was a precursor for what was to come.
Monday morning, Week 3, 8:50 AM:
I arrived at the NY office after flying from out of state for a week of in-person onboarding, as discussed during the interview process. However, upon arriving, there was no one there except one other person also onboarding.
I take what I do seriously. This relationship was not going to last, as I felt they were not taking it seriously. My only regret is not taking the advice from former colleagues who also interviewed here to run for the hills! It was indeed a waste of everyone's time.