Avoid Software Development - Senior Manager Cast & Crew Employee Review

Extreme Micro-Management • IT Leadership will walk by and inspect your computer screen 2-3 times a day • Required sit at work at your workstation for 9+ hours for appearances • Any production issues require a report where software is required to admit fault even if the issue is caused entirely by another department • Software is strongly discouraged from interfacing with clients even if it’s to better understand requirements or complete a project successfully • Appearing productive is more important than actually delivering results Lack of Flexibility in Work Schedule • No work from home • Required to use vacation or sick time if late for a few hours • Using too many sick days will lead to termination or other consequences Culture of Instability and Churn • No understanding or appreciation of existing processes which built the business • Instead of software working with Products and Support to make a successful software, IT department is encouraged argue with Product • Every generation of managers chooses new architecture and direction so there’s a total lack of continuity in the technological direction • Lack of business understanding in upper management or appreciation of people that do understand the business • company is continuously interviewing new manager candidates in an effort to trim or replace people • Lack of accountability at upper management for poor decisions but instead punishes the development staff • Everything that doesn't meet the unreasonable expectations are classified as fire-able offenses