Just a paycheck, not a career - Information Technology Barcodes Inc Employee Review

1.0
May 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing that other reviews have not already mentioned. Office is easy to get to, casual dress (for non-sales employees), beer at work once in a while. A select few employees are a treat to work with.

Cons

Work culture is abysmal. Unless you are desperate for a paycheck, do not even think about working here. Attitudes and egos are through the roof with various individuals throughout the organization. Everyone operates with a "me-first" mentality when it comes to needing support or resources from other departments or individuals. Rather than work together as teams under the same company, departments are constantly at odds with each other and will blame the other for their shortcomings. This is most often felt between the sales department and the various sales-support departments. Sales often fails to realize that other departments in the company exist to make sure they can continue selling. It is through this misunderstanding that sales will become incredibly stressful and frustrating to work with. You will be blamed for things that are not in your control, you will be questioned on things you do not have answers to, you will be accused of forcing failure upon the people that are bringing in the money for the business. After dealing with this, you will take a step back and wonder what would cause such a negative response. The truth is, no one in the company knows how to work together. Short-sighted, rash decisions, and stubbornness have left the company in the current state that is in. And while there are efforts to right the ship, there are always going to be the stubborn decision makers and the stubborn employees who will resist change, and resist the need to step out of their comfort zone. A change in management in the IT department also led to some less than desirable working conditions. The new management is rude and sarcastic in interactions with their staff. I had communication problems with management and wanted to correct them early on, however I was told to learn how to adapt and get over it. IT management also believes they are the highest authority on any technology or process, and they often refused to involve the team in decision making, leading to the team getting blamed for failures or shortcomings. Management is like an eagle that swoops down only long enough to make broad and often incorrect assessments that impact the project, change priorities, and then flies away only to ask later why the project is failing. Get used to everything you do being oversimplified to nothing. Management is stellar at pointing out problems and they will take every opportunity to do so, but when it comes to finding solutions, don't expect them to help. Insanely high turnover across all departments. The office is outdated and boring. The cubicles are very dull and the break room is not enough to break up the monotony of day to day work.

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Pros

Work Life Balance, Friendly Coworkers, Awesome Manager

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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