Draper is surprisingly out-of-date for a company that sells itself on doing cutting edge work. Consider the following observations:
-The administrative side is run by white men who have been there 20-30 years plus, in many cases. Some have never worked anywhere else, except perhaps the military. Meetings are full of old-fashioned comments and depressing in-jokes about things that happened a very long time ago.
-They prefer young, naive new hires to mold as they see fit, and who they can pay lessened who will not question things as much.
-Mid-career employees with good experience might get hired, but do not last long. They are seen as a threat. (Probably because they have knowledge of the more progressive outside world. This is a shame, because it is just what Draper needs.)
-Management is not interested in what their own teams think. They hire new people and make changes without informing or consulting those who will be directly affected.
-Gaslighting: They cowardly sideline the people they do not want, all the while telling them everything is fine, or imply that they are solely the problem until they leave.
-Culture of fear: new ideas and problem solving is discouraged. Management does not want to be challenged, they just want to be admired.
The respect one gets at a progressive company compared to Draper is astonishing. You do not really understand how toxic your environment is until you are away from it.
