Two years of opacity and need to know culture eroded any chance of doing my job.
Pros
My immediate team was professional and the work itself was manageable when I knew what I was supposed to be doing.
Cons
• Information about projects, budgets, and strategic direction was hidden to the point that I could not understand how my work fit into the bigger picture. • Decisions from above were handed down without context or any explanation, leaving employees expected to comply without understanding why. • Requests for clarity on expectations or timelines were met with vague answers and references to information I was never allowed to access. • The need to know culture forced me to work with incomplete information while still holding me fully responsible for results I could not control. • Leadership treated transparency like a threat instead of the foundation of a functional workplace.
