If you have a beating heart, I highly recommend you do not work for The Telegraph. This place is truly insidious. Open bullying in the office is normal (the office is fully open plan too, so public humiliation is the norm as well). People do not tend to leave before 8 pm, so if you have kids, forget about ever seeing them. Meetings are regularly held at 6 or 7 pm, where key decisions are made on big projects. There is simply no work life balance at all - and a very boozy culture - because everyone is trying to cope with work stress.
Zero flexibility on their 'hybrid' work culture, which actually means 4 days in the office per week - except most come in 5 anyway. This is because the Telegraph views are weirdly obsessed with the notion that hybrid working is woke nonesense.
Very troubling misyogynistic practices - if you are a woman, you will be told not to be 'so sensitive' about your ideas and not to challenge people on theirs. I have never experienced misogyny like this before.
Direction changing and shifting from one minute to the next with no explanation, which would mean countless late nights working tirelessly on projects were completely wasted. Everyone is too scared to ask why things have changed last minute as one top director in particular has a terrifying reputation for bullying (which I witnessed). There is no communication, no actual collaboration, just a constant blame culture where everyone openly admits how unhappy they are.
I was also told not to bother escalating any issues from my manager, as this place 'won't change just because you're saying these things'. Deadlines are insane - everything is expected to be done yesterday.
A huge argument erupting in front of everyone where the parties did not speak to each other for several weeks and talked through other colleagues.
If you want your mental health and self-esteem to die, this is the way to do it. I witness so much unhappiness and anxiety in this place and left as quickly as I joined. People deserve a lot better.
