Extremely bad cut-throat culture. Throwing somebody under the bus was a must. No one could take responsibility for any mistakes. We are all human. Sometimes mistakes happen and instead of focusing on fixing them, it was multi-week witch hunt to find who to blame.
The only people that survive there are old-timers who learned how to play the game and stay afloat. They can't keep any young talent long enough which says enough. In Madison, most recruiters know it to be a "stay away" company.
Oh, you want to implement new expensive technology? Sure, but we won't train you and expect you to know everything in and out. Or better we'll hire contracts who barely understand IT concepts and then transfer the management to you. Have fun dealing with incredible amount of mismanagement!
You want training? You have to do it on your own personal time. Lots of people are in positions without having the knowledge to perform their roles. Mostly due to staying with the company long enough and most of IT are in the union which makes it really hard to fire anyone.
You want a promotion or apply to a higher role? Well, in most cases your performance review will be bad and the union rules will hire someone who has been longer even if they don't qualify to do the job. If you want to do paper pushing and be average, maybe it's a place for you. Forget about innovation or new ideas. Keep you head down or it will get cut.
People are toxic towards everyone. IT Managers don't understand what their direct reports are doing. Even if you are subject matter expert, your opinion won't matter because IT managers will make one for you. Oh, and they will blame you for something going wrong even if you told them not to do it.
The new CEO came in and monthly layoffs started happening. Instead of firing people, they played it as "your position got eliminated" which works very interesting with severance . Apply to this position instead where other people contest for. Oh, and if you got hired earlier than someone else, you can choose to fire a newer team member instead. Your choice...
