- The departments are very different in how they operate. There is no consistency between the groups- better hope you don’t join the “bad department”. A lot of the cons personally shared are with a specific department that I was a part of:
- A lot of favoritism and nepotism: This is a company where a lot of the hires are “referred”. A lot of the interns and contractors are relatives of or connected with someone else in the company. A lot of the FTE are as well, which can cause a lot of conflict of interest or groupthink in a field where critical thinking should be number one.
- These “referrals”, especially in the same department or reporting to one another, (Yes they allow you to refer or recommend the person under you- can you believe that?) cause an enormous issue in terms of integrity which can make the work environment turn hostile and political. For example: Because two direct reports know each other previously, they can be disingenuous and push an agenda.
- Upper management is not aware that this is an issue, they don’t even see an issue with someone “recommending” or “referring” their own direct reports.
- The lack of diversity within the team due to the “referrals” or “recommendations” are disgusting.
