Diabolical upper management techniques including excessive micromanagement, a culture of intimidation and bullying, a seeming willingness to ignore employment laws as well as being economic with the truth (understatement) and refusing to honor verbal promises – overall, "Trumpian" springs to mind. Reimbursement policy that effectively results in theft from employees (not fully covering costs). Low grade pension plan not divulged until after the probation period (not somewhere you want to spend a long time working or you'll retire with a poor pension), other promised benefits fail to materialize. Poor attitude to employee information privacy rules. Everything is a negotiation that leaves you emotionally drained – even making sure you get your legally obligated benefits. Management often exceeding their level of competence, and habitually promise deliverables to clients that are not within the scope of company expertise.