Managed My Depression More Than My Work
Pros
After working at MPS for about a year, I now feel confident that nothing going forward can be as horrible as my experience at this company. Despite the baggage I now carry from the emotional trauma that MPS inflicted, I am still confident that future professional endeavors can only be more positive than my experience here. I was right in feeling that the stress of being unemployed does not outweigh the stress, anxiety, frustration, and utter depression I developed and experienced daily in my position with MPS.
Cons
- Typical company systems/conventions DO NOT exist- ie, no: HR department, company or employee handbook, summary of job duties or description. - ZERO training provided upon first-hire or during ANY stage of receiving new projects. - You WILL be grossly underpaid given the excessive amount of work you will do outside the job description for your position. - You WILL work 60+ hours per week without any additional compensation and be told that doing so is a temporary "season of work" and that "things will get better." (Note: they will not). - Management, at all levels, does not only undervalue and ignore employee ideas, experience, and questions but actively works to stifle, silence, and undermine individual contribution. - Management will micromanage your every thought, action, and bodily function to the point that all your emails will need to be screened and approved as if you were learning to use words for the very first time. - There are no employee reviews, goal setting opportunities, or room for growth/progress. - You will be condescended toward about your lack of knowledge given your professional background, openly corrected in front of coworkers when you challenge an idea or don't understand a convention, encouraged to ask questions but reprimanded when you do, and expected to constantly explain your position and daily duties to all levels of management who want to control your every move but don't understand what your job entails.