Pros
Passionate staff, flexibility (two days WFH a week) and some good systems
Cons
- Management bullying culture, picking some staff as "favourites", staff who raise concerns isolated and low-key punished - Often no clear processes/systems in place, then staff criticised for not following preferred process - Staff supervision inconsistent, over-reaching and micro-management methods (e.g. most staff have monthly one-hour supervision, other managers have weekly or fortnightly sessions of two hours plus sessions, ignoring staff requests otherwise) - Unprofessional and inappropriate comments about 1) colleagues employment (re: staff being fired said metres away from them when staff member hadn't been informed of the decision), 2) sexual and relationships (e.g. staff asked to be a managers "work husband", told by a colleague that they'd had dreams of them being married and living together, manager referring to an colleague in sexualised language at staff drinks - Poor conflict resolution methods by management (e.g. verbal abuse and yelling in one-on-one meetings, avoidance of negative feedback or raising of concerns using gossip and threatening language, one manager would escalate at staff accusing them of lieing about calendar appointments and often use passive-aggressive tone of voice when trying to pressure staff to follow their specific unspoken expectations - Poor handling of diversity and Inclusion needs (e.g. staff disclosing neurodiversity sent to fit-for-work testing by external psychologist, they then disclosed to their manager that the process made them feel unsupported and targeted impacting their professional confidence and workplace emotional safety) - Lack of professional development and internal promotions (e.g. the few internal opportunities that did exist were consistently being awarded to the same staff, whilst CaLD, first nations and neurodivergent staff were regularly denied despite being highly qualified and suited to the role)