* Constantly shifting goals and expectations for both my team and my role. This made it difficult to understand my responsibilities, or to plan ahead. There was a lot of rework and wasted effort for me and the others on my team.
* My leader was unreliable, rarely following through on promises or requests even when critically important to the team goals. Concerns I brought forward were ignored, downplayed, or sometimes met with hostility/derision.
* There was little autonomy given to teams or individuals, bordering on micromanagement by C-level executives. This applied to everything from the minutia of tasks, to the scheduling of team meetings the executive themselves would not be expected to attend.
* Collaboration or consultation with other departments was sometimes actively discouraged, including times when their expertise would be required for an initiative to succeed.
* Work-life balance was not as advertised, and time off not respected. I was expected to attend some meetings while on leave or outside of established work hours, even if that meeting was planned last-minute without consultation.
