I joined AMN to advance my career but I am starting to believe I made a mistake. I have been re-organized twice since I have started with AMN, negating the reasons I accepted an offer with the company and my recruiter’s assurances regarding advancement opportunities and salary potential.
On multiple occasions, my latest manager (a senior, long-tenured manager) has made derogatory comments about me to me and others, asked me inappropriate questions during meetings, and belittled me in email exchanges. This now makes daily interactions highly uncomfortable and sometimes hostile for fear of retaliation if I reported these incidents to senior leadership or HR. Other employees have advised me that HR will not take my concerns seriously or conduct a review in confidence to protect me from retaliation since employees that have reported in the past have been forced out of the company or placed on performance improvement plans within months of reporting manager issues.
As for my job, the orientation and onboarding experience was an indicator of what was to come – poor communication, chaotic decision making and a culture of disrespect. While your position/department will dictate if you receive any training or timely access to the tools needed to do your work, my experience thus far is that you are on your own to figure things out and find your way without guidance from management or formal training. My repeated requests for support and training have mostly been met with avoidance and redirected blame. I’ve been directly told that I am unable to adapt or “fit in” when I request training, ask for process documents or ask questions to meet my job responsibilities. Meetings to seek information or build relationships are ignored or not attended by established employees. Training requests have been denied. Strategy changes quarterly. Cliquish behavior excludes me from meetings and important projects that are part of my job.
