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No room for growth - Anonymous employee Harvard Business Publishing Employee Review

2.0
Feb 20, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits, most of the people were nice, free parking. If you want to sound impressive to people as to where you work this place has a great title.

Cons

-Once you take a position here, it's likely you will never move on to anything else. The company does not seem to believe in promoting from within. The salary raises/increases are not great either. -This place seem to be like one big giant clique. It often felt like high school. If you were liked I guess that's a good thing, but if you were not one of the 'cool' kids then you often felt left out. It seemed very unprofessional. - People have been there a LONG time even if they aren't satisfied with their job. A few people who were in their 30's/40's said they hoped to retire here. That's not really how the world works today if you want to have a fresh organization with new ideas. HR is not very helpful, any manager I had was not particularly helpful when i asked questions about wanting to get more experience and grow my career

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1.0
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Good work/life balance Benefits are excellent

Cons

Mismanaged by basically all levels of leadership so that they can’t keep good talent onboard (turnover is abundant), accompanied by yearly lay-offs, so it’s very hard to find stability in any form. For a relatively smaller sized company, the amount of reorgs and team shuffling that occurs is alarming. This instability continues within the workflow processes, which are basically nonexistent—it’s all dependent on which member of leadership you’re talking to and when, and cross-functional teams don’t seem to be on the same page most of the time. But that’s probably because organizational standards change on an almost weekly basis with no true communication, enablement, or follow-up enforcement—creating a toxic cycle for all. Employees are targeted and singled out depending on leadership’s current moods, and when formal issues are brought to HR, there is no resolve—only understanding nods with no real recourse. Because let’s be honest, HR is stuck in the same toxic cycle as everyone else. If anything, this job has set me back in my career due to the dysfunctional way of working that is the forced norm at this organization, and I don’t foresee that changing as long as the executive leaders stay planted where they are. There is a general lack of innovation or forward-thinking with each business decision that’s made. Overall, this place is truly a waste of time for those looking to strengthen and build their careers. You’ve been warned.

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