- Poor direction, the different departments at Bloomscape do not have a good sense of direction of what they own. The structural and strategic ownership is lacking & and it was EXTREMELY difficult to get an answer from anyone above the specialist level.
- Might be more role specific, but there is an expectation that you will use your own personal device(s) for work. I was expected to use my personal laptop for the first few weeks of onboarding and continue to use my personal phone to call clients, coordinate transportation, serve as a point of contact for deliveries, etc.; receiving no compensation/stipend for this. I inquired about this twice and was told there was no policy in place for a phone or stipend.
- Poor financial visibility for the buyer/vendors consistently paid late - there were fall outs due to no standard operating procedure on the purchasing & finance side but it seemed very common in the last few months for vendors to just be paid late with little to no explanation.
- Poor work culture due to lack of drive/care: I don't expect a newer company to be established in this area, but while there is a cultural committee in place to work on this, Bloomscape is unable to establish a healthy work culture due to the sheer lack of respect that some employees exhibit to fellow co-workers and stakeholders. There was a culture of overwork and silencing those who spoke against negative aspects of the company culture, which led to an environment of intimidation and fear.
- Cross-functional projects between different teams are a nightmare. It seemed like senior leadership was unable to make a decision and projects were ping-ponged between teams with little to no direction. I don't know if it is an ego or personality issue or a sheer lack of understanding, but it should not take months to answer yes/no questions in relation to simple questions.
- I wasn't paid for my last week of work initially and had to reach out so see what the issue was. Probably was a rare instance but was a prime example of the lack of respect that the company had for anyone in the specialist role.
