Don't sacrifice your mental health - Editor bei Interaction Design Foundation: Mitarbeiterbewertung

1,0
3. Okt. 2023
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Flexible hours, team trips to exotic locations

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Their sneaky behavior. They want to maintain a squeaky-clean image at all costs, but the reality is very different. I did my best and went above and beyond to reach my goals, and I did. I was enjoying my job. But doing your best is never enough, and they will find a million excuses to justify getting rid of you. They will fire you and ask you to tell the team that you are resigning to "keep the team spirit up". You are not allowed to be upset of showing human emotions, let alone telling your side of the story because they see that as a threat. If you post a review somewhere the CEO will send you emails threatening your prospects, and saying how he will tell your future employers what a rotten apple you are. There are so many wrong things with them. They lack the emotional intelligence to deal with employees, who by the way, are contractors. When they dismiss you, they won't let you talk to your colleagues on your last days. Their handbook is cultish and they pretend to dictate what people do even in their spare time. They promote toxic positivity and every interaction is so fake. It is hard to tell whom to trust, despite their claims about how transparent and accessible they are. The employee turnover is too high for such a small company. They are so, so worried about giving a perfect image. But if they didn't behave behind doors in this way they needn't worry about negative reviews. They are also a fully for-profit organization, pretending to be this gift from heaven to humanity. I've seen a ridiculous number of people coming and going from this place, and it's never their fault; it's always someone taking advantage, or someone pretending to be an expert when not, or someone underperforming, or whatever reason to not acknowledge that they lack leadership, and that they struggle financially, wanting people to buy on their "mission" and collaborate for free. They need to be held accountable but because they own the company that will never happen. This has been the most unethical, unprofessional, and all-around frightening experience I've had with an employer.

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Dear C. You’ve now posted 5 consecutive 1-star reviews in intervals of a few days. You’ve called management “sociopathic” and written statements such as “DON'T. BE. TRASH”. In the spirit of openness and factuality, we do want to gently note something about your case: we spent many, many months investing in attempting to get your performance to an acceptable level. A normal Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) takes a maximum of a month in most companies before they exit a person if the person cannot reach an acceptable level of performance. In your case, we went above and beyond our normal protocol for underperformers and spent roughly 4 months. We did it to keep you a part of our team, and it was with heavy hearts that we eventually needed to face facts, and part ways. In other words, two Team Leads as well as the co-CEO invested their time and company budgets for 4 months to try to get you to reach an acceptable level of performance. We believe we went above and beyond. With that said, we ask that you be respectful and professional in your communication. A factual and objective approach is best in these situations. Instead of using bitter or vague language, one could provide specific and concrete examples of what went wrong and how we could do better. This way, we can have a more productive and meaningful conversation. We understand that emotions can run high when you are dissatisfied. We understand that when a job does not work out, it can hurt. We wish you the very best.

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