They get you with the "no one is a micromanager and the company culture is second to none", but that isnt' true. I can only speak for the manager I had, but, it is worth mentioning that before the current manager of the local listings team we had 6 other managers in a span of 18 months. She is constantly and unnecessarily attaching herself to other projects that have nothing to do with her actual team. She insists that the team she manages is her priority but knowing everything that she can about other teams and what they are working on is her main concern always to the detriment of her team members. When trying to address any of these issues with her, she becomes very defensive and the fear of repurcussions is very real. If she doesn't like you, you know it, everyone knows it and it shows in the way she treats you infront of the company and how she talks about you behind your back to other employees. When I was let go, I was not even given the courtesy of being looked in the eye by my manager and given a reason as to why, which was frustrating because I had been with the company for so long. Fast forward a week and current employees who are my friends and on different teams tell me what she has been saying as to why I am no longer with the company. This is so unbelievably unprofessional and to be completely honest the things she said were untrue. More to point, never discussed with me. I was not written up once. Additionally, the company's HR representative is generally clueless. I had mentioned 6+ months ago in a meeting I requested with my HR rep that I felt like my manager was bullying me and purposefully allienating me from the team and that multiple coworkers on different teams had mentioned it to me because it was obvious to them. Her response? They are harrassing you and they shouldn't be harrassing you like that. I was speechless, what HR rep responds like that? It is very concerning to me that this company doesn't work to protect their employees. When I brought this up again in my exit interview- I got the same response. Career paths and career development are also not a thing here. If you want to be in the same role making way below market price for said position then absolutely apply and work here. If you want to learn and grow and have a competitive salary then don't, I implore you, don't work here. All in all there are shady things that are always happening, the company is terrible with transparency and communication is a low priority. The HR rep even acknowleged this in my exit interview. All in all I wish things would have ended differently and that things were handled respectfully but I am not surprised that they weren't. I hope whoever is thinking about applying/accepting an offer here, hears these words. Take it from someone who learned the hard way- this place isn't worth it and you should take your talents somewhere where they will be appreciated and you will be compensated competitively.
