Where should I start? The pay doesn't seem decent anymore when you realize that you are expected to be on call on top of your regular 40 hours a week. Working nights and weekends is a regular occurrence. My lead would call me daily at home for special projects. Also, I found they HAD to be flexible with in-office hours because they were imposing so much on my personal time.
Nepotism ran rampant in the company. Everyone was related to everyone at QSSI, whether by blood or marriage. I felt a lot of the employees on my floor would not speak to me because I am not Indian.
The project I was on was poorly managed which caused all the deliverables to be late. The schedule was poorly constructed and leads would not do what they were supposed to do in a timely manner. When they finally did complete their portion(s), the rest of us were expected to scramble, work evenings and weekends to get the deliverable out as soon as possible. However, while we were working hard, we were cutting corners and not providing a good product to the client. Every deliverable we sent to CMS was returned with scathing comments.
A lot of sub par employees were hired to fill a huge need for bodies. Instead of getting rid of the poor employees, this company just makes the efficient employees work harder.
No motivation from management. Despite working tons of overtime, my PM never said thank you, never uttered a nice word. He only said something when he was displeased.
The CMS people we had to deal with were rude. I understand we kept providing them with sub par deliverables, but there is a professional way to respond. Deb Seate needs some sensitivity training.