Hyland reviews

Nepotism, politics, inept leadership, zero strategy for the future

If you are an employee outside of Westlake, prepare for Westlake leadership to doubt the experiences you share, down play your contributions in favor of uplifting Westlake peers, steal ideas or conveniently snub an idea when initially presented only to bring it up at the next meeting like it was theirs originally, and shrink your budgets. For some reason, leadership in Westlake is threatened by the talent that resides elsewhere around the globe, and suppresses that talent from pay increases, promotions, face-time in front of the organization, and more. There is a lot of talk about Hyland now being a Global company, but company support to succeed outside of Westlake is non-existent. There's a strong imbalance between the experience of Westlake's campuses and the others, creating a common feeling of otherness, almost like a classist system based on geography. If you dare express these concerns directly to management they will retaliate with performance plans or termination, which is why so many employees are afraid to honestly answer on the annual retention survey.