Unfit Manager - Anonymous employee Paramount Employee Review

Unfortunately, the one (major) downside was the manager I had. The manager provided minimal training but expected for the work to be of the utmost quality. Questions were discouraged as this manager felt that most questions could be figured out on the employees' own if taken enough time. On the flip side, if mistakes were made then this manager would become agitated and speak down to their employees, including asking why the question was never asked to them before (such a tight spot to be in considering their dislike for questions) - I've never felt more demoralized in a role. Because of this manager's aforementioned qualities, my own development was halted and stunted, resulting in the manager having to devote more time to us during "crunch times", which then resulted in this manager becoming frustrated because they would have to set aside their own work and spend more time with us helping out, which would then result in condescension/belittlement towards their employees, with the final result being demoralization (and the cycle begins anew). Best of luck to any employee who tells the manager about a personal struggle, as this manager will show absolutely minimum sympathy. This manager's default attitude is 'how does this affect me?' and everything else comes after. Also, I hope that any employee be careful about being honest with this manager about their management style as they cannot (or will not) fathom that they are not doing a perfect job and will put you down for any sort of criticism. Going to work every day became a dreadful affair because of this manager and, as I have learned, your manager makes up 90% of your happiness when it comes to work so it unfortunately didn't matter that everything else about the company was great.