AACR reviews

The organization is stuck in a time warp (from the 70s) from the physical plant to the rules, regulations and benefits. Have you ever heard a rule that you can't listen to music at your desk, even at a low level? They are scarily comfortable with "that's the way things have always been" as opposed to what is the best for the organization, what is an industry standard or a best practice. The administration/HR department couldn't tell you anything about benchmarking because most of the benefits don't "kick in" for one year (except for medical/dental) and the 403b plan doesn't kick in for two years!! There is no interest in "modernizing" the organization from the dated fabric cubicles, the darkness of the work areas, to the 70s tile setup of the bathrooms that don't circulate any air. Working from home does not exist.

Excessive micromanagement from a CEO that is reminiscent of a late-in-life Howard Hughes who is paranoid and often cruel. She'll probably die in her office, she's got no intention of ever retiring. Pay is low even for management positions and HR breaks the laws that HR is supposed to enforce, though they can be fun to gossip with. I was treated well and promoted many times there, but most of my colleagues were not so lucky, it's a weird game there and you can only get promoted if the right people like you so I always felt guilty when I was given a promotion I earned because I watched many other deserving and hard working people get passed up. Now that I have spent a few years outside of the company I can see even more clearly just how dysfunctional and unhealthy it was working there.