The hiring process was painfully long—3.5 months total from application to start date, with a particularly drawn-out and frustrating two-month period between receiving the offer and actually beginning the role. That alone communicated a high level of internal disorganization. Once in the role, expectations were vague and inconsistent, changing without notice and often used reactively rather than proactively. I experienced a concerning lack of trust, with micromanagement disguised as “accountability,” including inappropriate late-night messages, critiques about my break-time activities, and being asked to report daily on my top three tasks—even when leadership admitted they didn’t have more work to assign me.
Despite always completing my responsibilities ahead of schedule, I was treated with suspicion instead of appreciation. The office culture prioritized appearances over actual productivity. Leadership seemed far more interested in whether you looked busy than in whether you were actually doing good work. If you didn’t look, talk, or think like the internal "family," you were quietly alienated and constantly scrutinized. The entire environment felt dated, reactive, and silently judgmental.
