I was paid below market rate for the volume of work I was taking on, which was handled by 3 people in a parallel department (whereas I was expected to shoulder it alone). I begged multiple times for additional hiring to support my position so I could take vacation or have backup when I was sick, but that never happened.
One of my coworkers behaved very insensitively toward me in the aftermath of a violent hate crime against my community that made the national news.
On at least one occasion, my disability accommodations were not respected, and I was expected to handle work duties while at a doctor's appointment.
I was a contractor for several months and handled a large workload on my own. When I brought up conversion to my manager based on performance, he claimed he did not want to convert me because I wanted to do something else with my career (in the far future), even though I was in an entry level position that most people would transition out of in 1-3 years anyways. I later received a "Meets Expectation" on my end of year review.
When I finally took vacation, none of my work was adequately covered by coworkers and I watched it pile up in my inbox. I don't fault them; the labor allocation at Braze, at the time, seemed very lean. Many people were overwhelmed.
There was little to no support for internally transferring and I felt there was no opportunity for me to move up at the company.
While I felt some ICs were very passionate and genuinely engaged, some aspects of culture and inclusion at Braze felt performative or were not followed up on.
