The company undervalues staff on an unprecedented scale, they truly have no idea of how lucky they are, with such a vast array of hard-working dedicated individuals. Finance processes are convoluted and confusing for project managers, the word ‘streamlined’ is constantly used but it is just a corporate buzzword word for ‘we have run out of ideas. Processes and metrics are brought in on a whim, then reshuffled, then changed, then reshuffled. There is a persistent silo mentality despite numerous internal restructures in search of ‘collaboration’. All internal individual career management and employee goals are worthless. Persistent targeting of new markets and growth areas without the necessary expertise or resources is commonplace, leading to huge financial losses and confusion and disarray amongst staff. Issues are brought to the fore, only for them to be ignored or more commonly for them to be rebuffed and as an employee, you are gaslighted into thinking that the unrealistic deadlines and working hours are commonplace and you should be lucky to have a job. Self-preservation is common here, with the blame game and shaming prevalent amongst the senior team. Support staff are the lowest common denominator, no succent leadership or direction is present yet expectations remain unrealistically high. Cliques are formed in the upper echelons of the firm which means career progression and a fair pay rise are unobtainable. A lot of time and effort is pushed into ‘well-being’ but this drive is futile as it is just treating the symptom not the cause, excessive hours, unrealistic deadlines and a lack of resources, lack of benefits, and below-market pay are the contributing factors to poor wellbeing, no matter how many ‘hubs’ we sign up to, how many sessions we go to on address our time management and ‘wellbeing’.
