-The CEO micro-manages every aspect of this company. You will have very little input and very little freedom to perform the work you were hired to do. Yes men are the best men here.
-Communication between all members of the institution was poor, but improving.
-Consistency was lacking. Processes were changed day-to-day and management occasionally did not follow their own dress code, which was not setting a good example for employees.
-New employees were started with zero to two weeks of PTO and could only accrue three at the very most.
-I was personally told by my supervisor that I was never allowed to take a full week of vacation again (after I did it once) and they recommended I take Thursday and Friday off to make a long weekend instead.
-I brought my concerns about my workload (which I felt was excessive) to my supervisor on at least four occasions and was met with:
“Work harder.”
“Work overtime.”
“We’ll look into it.” (Nothing came of this statement)
“You don’t actually work 40 hours.” (Suggesting I did not work 40 hours a week because I took full advantage of the two paid ten-minute breaks per day that are offered to office staff). I typically worked 42 - 45 hours each week.
-I genuinely had concern about the amount of hours technicians were expected to work. It was fairly common for technicians to work 60+ hours in a seven day cycle.
-Criticsm of any kind is met with hostility, even if it is presented in a polite manner.
-Turnover is awful. As of my leave I was the fifteenth most tenured person there, out of roughly fifty employees, with just under two years of employment.
-Upward movement and promotion opportunities are virtually non-existent.