I began looking for a new job within about two months. It quickly became apparent that I was lied to about the role I was hired for. I was put on a number of projects that were a poor match for my skill set, then without training or time (and certainly no discussion of compensation), I was expected to move into totally foreign territory. I tried many times to bring attention the many issues I was facing. My feedback was soundly ignored. The clearest example I can recall being that my department was severely understaffed, leading to too much work falling on my plate. I’m a very efficient worker. I was consistently ahead of deadlines in my job before this, as well as in my job now. At Levelwing, though, due to the amount and frequency of work, it was impossible to keep up. I expressed many times that I felt we were understaffed. Nothing changed, and instead blame was placed on me, because apparently consistently working late and through weekends wasn’t enough. I common line I heard (that even seems to persist in the replies on this site) is that Levelwing is constantly in flux, always changing. Sure, things were a little messy before, but we’ve improved and in fact we’re constantly improving. This is a lie designed to avoid accountability, something the upper management is very good at doing. This company has not changed and I have no faith that it will under current leadership.
