- Wages are at or below market average; raises are seemingly based on your awareness of this and complaints.
- 401K match (60% on 5% of salary) and stock bonuses (2.5% of salary; vests over 3yrs) are merely average.
- Advancement is based on corp needs, social circles, and risk of you quitting, not just performance.
- Promotions often require you to do the work (sometimes for years) before getting the title and pay.
- Office politics often dictate business decisions; too much competition, sniping, and situational manipulation.
- Generally outdated technology and limited ability to cross-train outside of your narrow roles/assignments.
- Employee feedback largely ignored; promises (ex: continued training or assignment changes) inconsistently honored.
- High level of employee turnover; yearly reorgs; frequent threat of layoffs due to corporate decline.
- Emphasis on hiring entry-level, sometimes underqualified employees who cost less and will 'go with the flow.'
- Diversity hiring quotas trump qualifications; diversity events (ex: women's finger painting) supercede work duties.
- Mandatory nights/weekends, for weeks at a time and without compensation, enforced for some events/projects.
- Decreasing amount of personal space and privacy in various offices / business units (open office concepts).
