Bad managers make it a toxic environment - Staff Software Engineer H E B Employee Review

2.0
19 Nov 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I really enjoyed most of the people I worked with, I feel like all the ICs and many of the managers had a good head and wanted to get stuff done. Benefits are pretty good. It's hard to get big raises unless you get a big promotion. Most raises are going to be under 4% annually. 401k contrib is decent, but barely up to par with most places. Discount on H-E-B brand groceries is nice. Good work/life balance.

Cons

Most of the upper management in Digital is pretty toxic. It's a good ol' boys (and girls) club of older Partners who never get told they are doing poorly and fired. Managers often are creating their own little fiefdoms and are often completely disconnected from what the business wants. Lately parts of Digital (particularly Enterprise Engineering) are plagued with a bunch of bad GM hires trying to undo progress made during COVID times. When managers do get "yelled at" and their direction corrected, they will often take it out on their team. This is indicative of some of the previous store Partners where this behavior is common. Its not uncommon for a manager to throw a team member under the bus instead of admitting they screwed up and collaborating on getting out and ahead of the issues. The SADC crew creates a toxic network where if you're the one thrown under the bus, you can't move anywhere except to leave as everyone will make your life miserable, regardless of how well you are actually doing.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

My experience at the Frisco location was largely negative due to the store leadership team, headed by Stacie Sorenson. I found the management approach to be unsupportive and at times created a stressful work environment. I often felt singled out and treated differently because of my background and appearance, which made me feel uncomfortable and unwelcome during my internship. Pay was not competitive compared to similar employers. Scheduling was often inconsistent and difficult to plan around. In my experience, HR tended to support store leadership rather than adequately addressing employee concerns. The quality of the internship experience varies greatly depending on the store and management team. There can be resentment from some employees toward interns, particularly from those who were interested in the program but were not selected. Communication, mentorship, and support were not at the level I expected from a company that promotes its internship program so heavily.

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