The company runs on a database that was developed by the CEO in the 90s and hasn’t been updated since. It is unstable and was never designed to handle the workload it now has to manage - but the if it ain’t broke don’t fix it applies so it’s never worked on. It crashes frequently, makes the simplest tasks incredibly slow and inefficient. If you have an idea that can fix the system it’s either shot down or added to the IT list and you won’t see it for a year - more on this below.
There is no overtime pay and bonuses are given out incredibly sporadically while having unclear criteria on how to attain. You have to be super friendly with management so that they select you. Office politics here are insane.
Office politics lead to an incredibly toxic work environment. You can report “errors” by other employees which leads to ganging up and targeting. Instead of learning from mistakes it becomes a competition of who can get the least errors for the most minor things.
The IT department here is one of the most useless things about this place. They seemingly get paid to twiddle their thumbs while everything breaks leading to inefficient operations. Instead of implementing ideas that improve operations they focus on busywork from management and stalking the employees. They genuinely spend more time tracking employees and if they’re “working fast enough” instead of fixing real issues.
This company is so far in trouble that HR turned the AC off in the summer, letting it become 80° in the office. It became a battle over the thermostat because “our electric bill was too high”. So much for a company that cares about the wellbeing of their employees….
