Seeking fault rather than solutions, CEO singles out dept as clown car in company wide mtg, no time for safety moments
Pros
You'll learn what it's like to pay your dues and likely what you don't want from a company.
Cons
Most project mtgs consisted of who (give me a name) was at fault rather than solving issues. If person at fault was on the call, they could expect a berating in front of their peers or even worse, encouragement in real-time to identify at fault person while on call. This does not cultivate a team environment and is terrible for building long term relationships. At this same weekly "team" meeting, I asked if we would be starting with a safety moment (commonplace at former employer) to which my manager quipped "not at this meeting" - frankly I was shocked - as a manufacturing and construction company how do we not have time for a 5 min safety moment? At a company wide meeting I attended the CEO (you can look up name in 2020) publicly ridiculed a struggling dept as a clown car. After working there a few months, my first thought when someone didn't answer the phone was - who's doing their job now (due to the high turnover)? If you are part of the chose ones, you will do fine - although most of those folks have worked there decades. If I was just coming out of school or hadn't worked at higher performing companies, it is scary to think that I might have believed this to be normal - which I think is a delusion that some of the "chosen ones" have fallen into - however, others just thrive in that environment. Also, prepare to work through most of your lunches if you actually care about leaving a decent time while supporting work in the field.
