What once was... - Engineer Computer Services Employee Review

Great work life balance. Great place to work.

This is not applicable to me.

The coworkers are genuinely good people. The shared frustration has a way of forging real friendships.

Hard work goes largely unrecognized, so don’t expect effort alone to move the needle here. HR has inserted itself into the evaluation process in ways that undermine direct leadership. Blanket policies — such as prohibiting “Exceeds Expectations” ratings for employees under a year in role, or requiring managers to downgrade “Meets Expectations” to “Needs Improvement” on the sole basis that a newer employee “can’t know enough yet” — strip managers of the ability to give honest, informed assessments of their own teams. Accountability is nearly nonexistent. Disciplinary processes are so bottlenecked by HR bureaucracy that even clear-cut performance issues require endless documentation, coaching cycles, and second chances — while the rest of the team quietly absorbs the extra workload. The recent acquisition has raised serious questions about who actually acquired whom. Members of the acquired company have been placed into executive-level positions, and their product — widely considered the inferior offering — is now being prioritized and forced onto existing customers. Leadership continuity is a persistent problem. Each CEO transition leaves the company more disconnected from its workforce and its core mission. The cultural direction feels increasingly driven by ideology rather than sound business decisions.