Bureaucracy and Burnout in IT Dept - AVP-IT Hong Kong Exchanges Employee Review

- Extreme level of bureaucracy - Work environment is highly stressful due to constant pressure and unrealistic expectations from management - Expect to work weekends and overtime, severely detrimental to work life balance - Outdated procedures hinders innovation and efficiency, oppressing any attempt at innovative problem-solving. You will always hear "but we've always done it this way" - Job security and performance reviews are used as a threat to push employees harder - Focus on fault finding rather than employee development or process improvement