1) LACK OF HYGIENE: No hand soap, no feminine hygiene products, no trash bags, no paper towels, terrible smells in walkways, managers forcing folks in office even when showing symptoms of illness because CEO wants people in office.
2) POOR QUALITY OF LIFE: Temp isn't regulated causing people to roam to other departments from the cold/heat, office ettiquette around food smells not upheld (fish smell in different floors/buildings). The fridges aren't being cleaned out on a weekly basis; I've forgotten my lunch before and go back to the fridge 3 weeks later for it to still be there. Basic kitchen items such as coffee cups and plastic silverware are deemed too expensive to maintain. Benefits have been getting worse since coming here.
3) UNCOMFORTABLE WORKSPACE: Lack of any natural light, fake push for collaboration (CEO wants you in office). There are decades of inter-group politics creating friction for new and long-term employees, A lot of folks are there from when AFS was founded. Individuals will loudly confront their peers in the middle of the work day at their desk.
4) MANDATORY IN OFFICE: Meetings are still being held over Teams as folks don't want to leave their desks. The town hall was on a mandatory in office day and that was held over Teams instead of fitting who they could into the Auditorium.
5) UPPER MANAGEMENT: Poor upper management who couldn't properly migrate HR systems causing PTO to be incorrect, reviews delayed, and direct deposits missed. A lot of upper management have the "stick to your lane" mentality causing silos and difficulty communicating across departments. More folks who argue against training others because of job security then complain about not having time to perform work, having to attend all meetings, and working0 while on PTO. CEO plans 15 minutes of content for a hour long Town Hall. Items they brought up to fill the 15 minutes were "business plan is to get more money" with no explanation of how, and "more collaboration" with mandatory 3 days a week in office but won't go in person for Town Hall meetings.
6) TECHNICAL INNOVATION: At the mercy of directors and executives ego. Many ideas for automation and process improvement have been denied at first but then approved after a different person presented.
7) POOR KNOWLEDGE: Poor knowledge of the most basic corporate application Microsoft Office Suite; many folks don't know how to filter an excel data sheet, open links in Teams, or that there is a connection between Sharepoint and Teams. Documentation is severely lacking across departments for training and more detail explanations, going back to individuals gate keeping for 'job security'.
