The work environment largely depends on your team. If you encounter a poor manager or VP, you may find yourself in a toxic atmosphere with excessively long hours.
1. Lack of Employee Well-Being
- After taking two sick days, my manager denied me further time off, which I believe is against labor laws.
2. Unreasonable Workload and Expectations
- The workload is always unbalanced and unreasonable. The KPIs assigned to a person could be unrealistic. This can lead to burnout if you have the skills. Good performance here does not guarantee appreciation; it often results in extended hours instead. I was directly told to prioritize this job above myself.
- Some managers resort to micromanagement, pushing unreasonable tasks onto their team members and considering this to be a valuable skill.
- Some managers enforce heavy but ineffective processes that must be followed, yet refuse to make necessary changes for irrational reasons.
3. Gender Discrimination Issues
- A manager exhibits issues with gender discrimination that manifest at a cognitive level. For instance, he assumes that women should wear makeup in the workplace and has made comments suggesting that certain female employees use their "cuteness" to succeed in teams led by male managers.
4. Rude Management
- A manager struggles with emotional control and has an unreasonable attitude toward employees' mistakes. The manager’s technical skills are also lacking, which leads to blaming others before fully understanding the situation. As a result, the work environment is punitive and negative.
- I have encountered managers and VPs who engage in upward socialization, showing a strong preference for certain individuals while treating others poorly and using people as tools.
5. Lack of Career Advancement and Poor Promotion Processes
- The company treats internal candidates poorly, making it difficult to receive competitive pay. Managers make false promises about opportunities. This company does not value employee development. The management lacks vision and only seeks to retain employees to maximize their workload, disregarding any commitments they made.
6. Recommendation
- For the people who want to join, it’s a good place to stay for 0.5 - 1 year, It has good stuff to learn and can be used in job hurting.
- For the people already be here for over a year, I highly recommend you actively search for new job opportunities. You will likely discover a significant gap compared to market salaries. Do not trust everything your manager says—conduct your own research. I encourage everyone to leave as soon as possible. You will gain a broader perspective, and even if you choose to return later, you will be valued more. Trust me; job searching is worth your effort and is often much easier than facing the challenges you encounter internally.
Good luck to everyone!
