I was very happy to join the company with the aim to develop new regions given my previous engineering experience working for large international organisations and understanding of the target markets .
I’ve discovered very soon that the company’s culture is extremely toxic . People responsible for business development in a specific geography are grossly incompetent . Decisions and conclusions are made based on perceptions/biases/assumptions rather than on facts/logic/common sense , and at the end the outcome is expected - shocking miscommunication , every simple task ends up in confusion and blaming games .
All these issues can be easily fixed , however initiatives are punishable in this company . I was unfortunate to work with a very immature micromanager who instead of leading , was constantly smothering and controlling even in topics beyond his basic understanding .
I was gobsmacked when the person had advised me to focus on punctuation and orthography in the language he doesn’t speak or arguing endlessly how not to use CRM while you are trying to fix the ongoing mess , and contrary to internal processes .
Add to the topic silent treatments , constant backflips and emotional immaturity , and you get the idea about the management style .
The main issue is that once you encounter this situation, you are on your own . No one is interested to hear you , and you are at the mercy of the same person who needs to be coached and trained how to manage people .
I highly recommend avoiding Rubicon Water due to its lack of proper governance , and unpleasant working environment .
If you decide to go ahead with the role , please make sure to clarify vigorously the role expectations . As an example ( and unbeknown to me prior to commencing ) , my manager assumed that everyone who speaks another language becomes by default a technical writer , an interpreter and a translator . I have explained the differences , and offered a solution , though I was simply ignored and subsequently criticised . Please don’t get yourself into a mess !