I discovered after being hired that the hiring team was interviewing their permanent hire applicants for contract roles. They would tell the chosen candidate they had hired internally, but the position was never actually an internal hire. It was a new position re-labeled as contract to move a contract worker into a permanent role in another department months ahead of any new role. Essentially they bait and switch applicants, then lied to suggest they too would be moved to full-time after the contract period. However working in the department I discovered the contractors and management were going to run out the contracts for as long as they could, which was 2+ years. Considering contractors have to pay $500+ in parking monthly..something they initially advertise as discounted or comped in their welcome package. That’s a a big dip in income unless you live in walking m-distance.
I also found the environment to be discriminatory. As much as Vertex wants to be seen as promoting diversity, I witnessed a lot of active discrimination against people with ASD. Rude comments about public figures with ASD were made infront of individuals with ASD. A person with ASD was forced to be in tight and loud environments without accommodation or momentary reprieve. I saw another colleague with a mobility issue pushed pass what was fair consideration of their physical limitations. I addressed the issues with ableism to management and became an immediate target after doing so. I struggled with deciding whether to quit or not, but ultimately made it clear I did not want to continue a contract position so it would end soon. I think maybe there may be a good culture for some in the organization but there’s probably more experiences like mine getting kept quite or not shared.
