Woodward reviews

1) Bad planning so things come up last minute and people have to run around to put out fires by working a lot and not getting paid for over time (if salaried) 2) Finger pointing and red tape and politics are pretty bad here 3) Constant paging people overhead gets distracting and loud 4) Sexism in some areas are audible 5) Bottom line dictates managers' decisions and canceling of the holiday shutdown (between Christmas and New Year's day)

This company has the most conservative, monolithic management cultures that I have ever witnessed. Interestingly, during the time I was there, 95% of the power and politics seem to emanate from no more than three individuals who typically resided in other [sometimes global] locations. And this bad behavior drove the propagation of more bad behaviour throughout the entire company. Morale in the engineering organization has been rock bottom for many years, and there is no relief in sight. There is no room for "change agents" in this company; it's all about comply or die.