Some in direct management roles seem to only be there to collect a paycheck. They are stuck in old ways, refuse to adapt their processes for a fast growing field and want the benefits of having power over others, but not the responsibility that comes with it. These same people talk about people behind their back and force a fake smile to the people they speak poorly of. They lie about production challenges, makeup fake deadlines to sit around and play mobile games on their phones and in more extreme cases, fall asleep at their desks. HR leadership is also a complete mess. For a group of people of elder age, they act very childish. They do not mind name calling, and will impede your movement around the office to force you to interact with them. If they feel slighted, they will even deny raises. HR at most other companies are designed for you to feel safe when speaking to them, but here it simply induces dread. Any issue brought up to HR is instead blamed against you and you'll simply have to deal with it. Even the VP of HR will call you a liar to your face when seeking remediation during conflicting instructions given during COVID instead of giving employees the benefit of the doubt and approaching subjects from a neutral position. This exact jaded mentality is why others are leaving reviews referencing the performance of HR in particular. Bad middle management is one thing that can be easily addressed, but poor HR leadership is far too compounding to resolve. These same people that will call you a liar and blame you directly are the same people that will ask why you did not come to them to resolve disputes.
