Pros
Opportunity to try something “new” but it’s definitely NOT cutting edge
Put on your corporate mask - you’ll do at least OK
benefits I guess?
Cons
Managers are so new, inexperienced, petty, controlling, territorial, micro-managerial, sarcastic, and non-understanding. Stroke their egos and you’ll be okay I guess. This was made clear to me as they keep the people who talk and suck up, but don’t actually do any work. These people are all “personality hires” who don’t know how to do anything.
Managers will cast doubt on you and never believe a word you say, especially in instances of requesting time off or going to the doctor, or working from home on the off occasion there is inclement weather, or personal issues. They would be easy on themselves when they had things come up and do whatever they wanted to do, but the same grace was never extended to people working under them.
Rather than communicate if something is being done wrong, managers will use sarcasm and use sick mental games to put you down. I told my manager on multiple occasions that if I’m doing something wrong, please tell me, but no….every one-on-one I was told everything is okay. Until suddenly I was let go and given clearly made up reasons.
The micromanagement was seriously confusing because one second I was told to check with my manager on everything and then the next I was told to “figure it out” and then if something went awry, they’d then say “WHY DIDNT YOU ASK ME?” These managers are hypocrites and racist. Most shockingly, you will be ostracized if you have darker skin. There is no one on the architecture teams with dark skin.
In performance acceleration, being told to speak up in meetings was encouraged, but I later found out from my own manager, that he hated when people shared their opinions in meetings. You know…if a leader asks for feedback or opinions in a meeting….don’t just sit there in silence…..have a conversation about things……question things, riff off each other, inspire each other, be humble in your work……no culture of bringing each other up ….the managers just wanted to make themselves look good all the time.
If you are offered a position in either the factory or studio architect / architecture departments…. One do not take it, there is a toxic work culture of sarcasm, distrust, and working 24/7. Two, do not trust a single coworker, especially your managers. There are certain people who will try to destroy you, make you look bad at every step, and manipulate the situation to their advantage.
Everyone seemed to hate each other in this department.
Do not chat in any larger group chats, just do your work each day and leave.