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Company reminds me of a kid at a broken gum ball machine: You put your quarter in, turned the crank, and UH OH something broke, and the gum balls begin to pour out, which is great at first, but then the kid can't hold them all, and they start rolling all over the place. That's how I would describe the organizational structure of this company and its response to its exponential growth over the years; a bubble which is destined to eventually pop, to keep with the metaphor.
NO communication between departments means customers are transferred at least 5 times before they get to you, completely frustrated. Management does not respond to complaints or concerns, any kind of positive atmosphere or morale is discouraged by the executives, who patrol the aisles like it's a sweatshop. You are to sit at your desk, not speak to your co-workers, and do your work. Once there was a power outage, and we were told to sit quietly and stare at our computer monitor. On occasion, management will come to your desk and make you open your cup to ensure you're only drinking water or coffee. Can we say "micromanagement"?
The company focuses so hard on trying to LOOK professional that they forsake the things that actually MAKE a company professional.
Favoritism plays HEAVILY in your chances of succeeding within the company. If you want to move up, it helps to be a friend or relative of the executives.
There is no consistency as to whether or not they will accept a 2 week notice at the time of resignation. Sometimes they will, sometimes they won't. It's a lose/lose gamble. You either turn in a 2 week notice, and essentially get fired, or you quit on the spot, and get a bad reference.
Also, they ask some extremely absurd questions during the interview including, but not limited to: Do you drink? What religion are you? Etc.
I wish I could say I was exaggerating, but it's true. This is a very unhealthy, and unpleasant work environment. The pay and benefits are competitive, if you don't mind it being used as a tool to exploit you. And they WILL use it to that effect. They, on more than one occasion, have reminded employees of their "lack of qualifications" when they complain about not getting time off for holidays, having to work the entire weekend, etc. They take a very "If you think you can get a job that pays this well somewhere else, with your qualifications, feel free. Otherwise, deal with it," approach to grievances.
Staring salary was 10 dollars an hour. At the time of being laid off, I was earning in the low-to-mid 40k area, depending on whether or not I received bonus, and I busted my hump to get there. They are continually putting new quotas in place to push the bar so high that getting a bonus is nearly unattainable (unless you want to work 70-hour work weeks).