Clock watchers- I have never worked at a place that makes you clock in to every task you complete whether that's emailing, your job, your breaks. If you messed up and clocked into the wrong thing you had to do paperwork. Hello!? If you are that worried about your money hire contractors and have them give you an estimate and bill you for their time. This isn't a call center and it's a waste of time, insulting and shows how cheap the company is run.
When you're so focused on clocking in and out how the heck are you focused at all? Surprised we didn't have to clock in for bathroom breaks.
Micromanagement: the managers aren't really managing anything because he is always over their shoulders. So they are never trusted to take direction. Does not trust employees to use their experience and skill set to contribute. It has to be his way always even if he's wrong, blames others when things don't turn out right. He will chastise people in front of others if they don't have the right answers he's looking for. I honestly felt bad sitting in on meetings and watch a supervisor get ripped apart for no valid reason other than to make her look stupid and to "educate" her.
Micromanages even the smallest things - like looking at your cell phone because he thinks you're texting.
Company itself: No focus, no direction. About the bottomline, not quality or growth.He has pet projects that he wants completed right now at the same time with not enough staff to complete. Unreasonable deadlines as a result. Don't start a new project when the product you have sucks, looks outdated and doesn't work.Figure out what product you want to promote and see it through completion before you jump on the next one. I don't care how long you've been in business, you should be in a better position than you are now if you actually knew how to run it right.
I've worked for large corporations like SAIC, URS Corp and Petco. This was a joke as were the critiques I got on MY job-- I've been doing this particular job for the past 10 years with success as a freelancer so I found it comical to get criticized for my work when I've worked for several clients who have been thankful and praising my work. No clear directions on how I was supposed to do my job, as they were constantly changing. I only took this job because I wanted to quickly save up money for home improvements and test the corporate world again...What was I thinking? nah I'll stick to working for myself. He cemented my stance that I can NEVER work for anyone else again.
Pay is a joke. Got paid more 10-16 years ago doing less. Oh and no direct deposit. Get with the modern times.
You're wasting your time if you interview here unless you like being micromanaged or are desperate for a job. If you do accept it, get out as soon as you can. I had an inkling when I interviewed, should've followed my gut.