I was heavily pursued and encouraged to leave a job I loved for a better paycheck and promises of a collaborative team. My initial phone interview was with a Group Director before I met with three others for in-person interviews where I later found out the Group Director I originally met with got fired (red flag #1). When I attempted to ask more questions about the culture and role, I was told it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and a very special place to work that was hard to explain (red flag #2). I unfortunately trusted the individuals I interviewed with because I had worked them previously. My entire work experience at WCG over the next 24 months went downhill from day one. It was a total bait and switch. No one understood the job I was hired for and the role was not supported. I was told there was a full team in place excited to be led, there was no team. This company talks big, over promises and hugely under delivers - it is unprofessional at best and toxic at worst. HR is beyond incompetent and doesn't understand your job within the organization. Within the first three months, I had to move a personal family trip that had been planned for a year despite specifically requesting the time off before accepting the job. Since I was the only one who knew how to do what the client was asking, I had to jump through hoops to accommodate a client request because a VP promised the delivery of work they didn't understand (red flag #3). The work urgency here is fake and the level of stress this place generates is based on client requests that are being managed from inexperienced employees who have never managed. Male personalities are promoted to roles they aren't skilled to work and then demand others who do good work to provide rush service. There is most certainly a boys club at the executive level so if you are into joining Jim's fraternity (the CEOs words) then this is the place for you (red flag #4). Most managers will work you into the ground and call it one of their many useless hashtag values - #makeithappen, #whys**k, #dealwithit, etc. The #noaholes value is laughable considering the company breeds aholes because of the silos it creates from an always changing "innovative" work model. Read their blog and these reviews then run...far, far away from this place. It will literally suck the life out of you and then ask you what's wrong.

I was phone screened at first to gauge interest and preferences. I met with 3-4 people from across the firm, not necessarily from my group. I was offered a job and granted an opportunity to follow up with my manager.