Must be the most toxic place to work in any IT organization within the Fortune 500. Information Technology is understaffed to save costs, and always trying to cut corners. There is high turnover, and Technology leadership is stretched too thin. There is a sense that everyone is looking for another opportunity. Those who are lucky enough to leave, are looked upon with jealously. Expect to work 60+ hours/weekends, with little appreciation from leadership.
There is good stress, and bad stress in any position. This is BAD stress, and the blame is always issued to the lowest or the nearest person. This place will change your personality for the worse, as one is always in the defensive frame of mind. There is a lack of leadership forgiveness. If there is one mistake is conducted, expect a reprimand/dismissal as the attitude is “everyone is expendable.”
One must justify “your value” every day to leadership, where a current employee tenure of a month can feel like a century. Prepare yourself for Multiple fire-drills a day, with leadership attitude of hurry up and wait. You will learn what not to do, both technically and culturally. Therefore, you can take your experience somewhere else to prevent the same pitfalls.
The internal attitude to potential interviewees is to not speak poorly about the company and/or how stressful the work environment…. Interviewers were found to subtly communicate to potential candidates the toxicity of the IT environment, resulting to unfilled positions.
A new CIO was on-boarded, and now everyone is concerned about job security. It doesn’t help with the recent private equity buyout. The entire IT team feels afraid of the situation and leadership, which doesn’t make it a collaborative environment. There is no opportunity to work remotely. If you are required due to an injury, please be prepared to provide medical documentation.
I didn’t realize my value of being underpaid (~30%) till I found a new position outside the company. If you are offered a position, aggressively negotiate the pay rate and good luck. Envision always low balls to cut costs, and keep in mind- you are expendable to them.