Some individuals are toxic; nice to your face, but will openly trash you to coworkers and management. It's worse than high school ever was and is embarrassing to even hear. Management plays favorites (usually the toxic ones). They will take the word of some no questions asked even though they're completely misinformed. Despite a new structure, don't expect to get a promotion. Initial promotions were made with the new structure and crickets since. This is an internal audit department and everyone is salaried--why do we have to track our hours? Just set the due date and let the audits work. Starting pay wasn't terrible, but the annual "raise" doesn't keep up with inflation and pay is no longer competitive (no matter what "research" management has done). Salary ranges for currently available positions in other companies are 20-35% higher and we are probably losing out on good people for that reason. No wonder turnover is so high. It's pretty much an open secret that half the department is actively looking for other employment. Management overworks their employees and overschedules audits for the limited number of auditors. Some AICs are micromanagers and think and act like they're managers.
