Disappointing in every way - Anonymous employee Litera Microsystems Employee Review

Gaslighting at its finest. They do a great job telling you all about how great the company is at everything. Hiring, flexibility, diversity, and growth. It is all smoke and mirrors. You will not be allowed to do the job you were hired to do. If you challenge the status quo in any way, you will be the target of some really unethical behavior by leadership. I have witnessed multiple individuals demoted in hopes that they would quit. When that didn't work, they were eventually asked to leave. If you challenge leadership, you will be the target of gossip, unreasonable work projects, and anything else the core BU leader thinks of to make your work life difficult to prove why they are justified. If you're in sales and don't make your numbers, even when it's out of your control, be prepared to fall on the sword. It is very common to manage a team without the title of manager for months in hopes of "proving yourself." If you do eventually make it to the title of manager, be prepared to make less than some of your subordinates who were paid more at their previous company before Litera acquired them. Litera's pay is pathetic, so it is very easy to make significantly more when you leave. You will be asked to do work that other people are already doing without knowing you are duplicating efforts. It's known that the core BU leader asks multiple people to work on the same thing to "see who can get it done first." It is encouraged to be boundaryless (part of the company values), which means that leadership can ask anyone to do anything at any time. You are expected to do it, or you aren't living up to the organization's core values. This toxic behavior is rewarded with cash awards. Be prepared to watch the ruthless or most popular succeed. This is a global company, and so you are expected to be on or connected to the business at all hours. I know employees taking team meetings in the middle of the night (~2 am) to accommodate global offices. Others are on at 5 am and again at 8 pm the same day due to having employees or colleagues in other offices. I consistently worked 12 hour days. When the company says they're flexible, know that this is manager-based and not consistent across the board if you're lucky. The wellness days they have provided in the past haven't been observed by everyone because some teams are literally told they are the exception creating some real resentment and constant confusion. The company insists on having all company meetings at bizarre hours instead of encouraging employees to watch the recording during reasonable business hours. The products are lacking severely, which doesn't really matter when you continue to buy your competitors. Customers have no place else to go. I know individuals who are scared to stay in the industry because they do not want to end up back at Litera. Diversity at Litera is a real problem. This is a peer lead initiative with no support from leadership. Anyone who is a part of a minority group is expected to carry the weight of diversity initiatives on top of their day-to-day job. The HR team is the only real team that can hire diverse employees, and you can tell they are missing the mark in every way. Black history month was almost COMPLETELY overlooked, while women's history month was celebrated weekly by showcasing stories of women working at the org. Only making the other efforts or lack thereof so much more apparent. This is all while knowing leadership of HR self proclaims she is "not a feminist." There was no sympathy for working mothers during covid who had to learn how to live in a world where they were now also expected to be mom, teacher, and housewife during what should have been normal business hours. Some of the execs have children, and it made it worse for the rest of the mothers who can't afford in-home childcare because they aren't making exec salary or whose children aren't old enough to take care of themselves. There is no empathy here. Mental health initiatives were not supported or consistent. People were passed over for promotions for vocalizing and prioritizing their mental health. Litera wants to pass this all off like growing pains or struggles of a company trying to get it right during hyper-growth, but I can assure you- that is not what is happening here. Leadership cares about one thing- growing the company to a point where they can all cash out. HR will respond to this by telling you all about how this is the perception of one, or not the reality of most, and how they're so sorry I feel this way since that's not Litera's intention. Once again, gaslighting at it's finest.