My first insight into Genesis10 culture was a conversation with our HR person in which she said she’d heard that some people were intimidated by my communication style. I said I was surprised to hear this but if she gave me some examples then I would work on that. She said (paraphrasing) “Now that you mention it, it would have been a good idea to ask for examples, but I didn’t. So just try to do better.” It really floored me that she was so eager to punish someone that she couldn't take the time to ask for a single example. She wasn't deterred by the fact that she had no idea what she was talking about. The culture is that A has open doors to make allegations about colleague B (with B not present), the allegations will be taken at face value, A is afforded the moral high ground and B is put on notice. The truth of the allegations is of no importance. This is not just an HR thing, it extends to other managers as well. It's a grievance-based culture. If you do not work well in a culture where people are encouraged to talk about you behind your back, avoid Genesis10. The tech market is not good right now. Genesis10 and Dev10 are doing layoffs, including students and instructors. Recent headline on company website: "Genesis10 Earns Disability-Owned Business Enterprise Certification." The CEO says he's "neurodivergent" because as an adult, "a psychiatrist told me I have ADD." Apparently that "earns" you a disability prize. The CEO also issues public pronouncements on how Meta's management philosophy leads to layoffs without mentioning that his own company is doing layoffs. Thumbs down on all of that.
