The lowest point in my career - Anonymous employee Vert Markets, Inc. Employee Review

Ageism (the first and only time I’ve experienced it in my career). There’s no HR staff in the Horsham office and it generally took up to 4 working hours to hear back from the HR staff in the Erie office when I’d reach out to them. You’re required to punch in and punch out, even if you’re a salaried employee. You’re also required to take a full hour for lunch, and you’re not allowed to skip it or take a shorter lunch to leave earlier. The office has temperature control issues. While I liked my boss, my team lead was challenging to work with at times. A smart individual and even likable, but very competitive, territorial, and controlling. I felt like he never considered any input or ideas I had, but rather looked for reasons not to accept them, or for his own alternatives. I was happy to learn whatever I could from him, but he was unwilling to learn anything from my experience. Ironically, one of the things I learned from him is how not to lead a team, by his example. It’s something I put to use every single day at my current job, and I am honestly thankful for it. I have a lot of experience and a good work record with good references, but most of the work I was given at Vert Markets was the sort of work you’d give an intern or kid right out of school. I realized pretty early that this wouldn’t change, despite my requests that it would. I also watched the same mistakes being made repeatedly, with the same outcomes. The team lead was often condescending and I was made to feel stupid on a regular basis. When I gave my notice and told my boss why I was leaving, I was told that I should have expressed my reasons for unhappiness and that otherwise nothing would change. I replied that I had, multiple times, but that it hadn’t been heard. It was the best last day of my career, I was so glad to be out of there. I moved on to a new job that gave me challenging work, valued my input, and treated me with respect.