Pluspunten
The building has doors. Sometimes they even open. Direct deposit didn’t bounce (yet). You’ll learn how much stress a human body can tolerate before shutting down. Coworkers are generally nice — because we’re all trauma-bonded. Free coffee… if you bring your own beans, grinder, and kettle. Great place to test your immune system against mold.
Minpunten
I felt management philosophy is “chaotic evil.” Promotions are given out via dice roll in a dark basement HR is just Gary, a guy with a clipboard who keeps saying “I’m not HR.” Management has no idea what they’re doing. E Zero transparency. Decisions are made behind closed doors, and then we’re told about them two minutes before they roll out. Work-life balance? Nonexistent. If you don’t respond to Slack at 10 p.m., expect passive-aggressive emails the next morning. Raises? Forget it. They tell you to “be grateful you have a job in this economy.” Meanwhile, leadership brags about new cars. HR is useless — their only function is protecting management from accountability. “Career growth” basically means taking on double the workload of someone who quit, with no additional pay or title. High turnover. Every time we lose someone, their work just gets dumped on whoever’s still standing. Zero training. On my first day, I was handed a stapler and told to “make it count.” Office chairs are a mix of medieval torture devices and folding lawn chairs. Coworkers vanish mysteriously. We don’t ask questions.