Where do I begin!
The relentless cliqueyness of offices and teams is really a major problem. "Country Managers" or even team leaders are very biased to staff who are on their "list" and ostracize those who aren't. Diversity wise, yes some offices have a diverse background of people but the core culture alienates anyone who isn't like the majority.
Open racism and instances of religion based negative slurs happened more than 1 time while being employed. A diversity council was formed to "combat and educate" staff about diversity but they have a massive road ahead.
Your bonus which becomes vital to your finances (pay being so low compared to competitors) is at the whim of the manager which looks at their budget and chooses who they like more to receive a bigger cut. Career ascension and opportunities are based on whether the director or manager likes you personally. There was instances where projects and big internal brand opportunities were given based on personal bias rather than merit or willingness to actually do the job.
HR is in most instances either the manager who is instigating this clique culture or are close friends with the perpetrator. I reported to the manager multiple incidents and feelings of being bullied and ostracized and was to believe that that person would never do such a thing and that I was at fault. Even being told to harden the you know what up....very professional!
Culture of cyber stalking and looking at peoples personal social media to judge and gossip about them is a massive problem. Separate chat and WhatsApp groups that are used solely to isolate others has to be a HR issue right!? "Senior Management" openly show bias towards some who they see as drinking buddies and openly disclude others from vital comms, office related events and social occasions which can be used to build better bonds internally.
