-Top-heavy and excessively hierarchical. Far too many managers. Lots of fat there and in the worker bee ranks also.
-Process heavy, which strictly speaking, is fine with me but the red tape is too much. Cat seems unable(unwilling?) to effectively address this.
-Technical career track seems to offer very little, leading to migration of tech employees to management roles. Promotion progression is near zero.
-Though the stated work/life balance aims are good, the reality is sometimes inconsistent: depends a lot on position/project
-Internal organizational structures are very siloed. Metrics prone management often lacks a holistic evaluation approach.
-Performance rating process is weak: strong tendency towards bell curve distribution, performance measures often arbitrary/amorphous for those in IT support roles.
-Difficult individuals are often not dealt with (well or at all), but are allowed to stay and continue their poor performance or mistreatment of coworkers.
-Cat fails at seizing opportunities to leverage IT effectively.
-Old style management. Too traditional, conservative and slow. Want to develop patience? Work here.
-Your career experience here is too directly tied to your direct manager's interest in you. A few are great, others are pathetic, many are just blah.
-Of late, the lack of raises, promotions and bonuses has taken a serious bite out of morale.
