- Zero onboarding for new hires. There was only a 30 minute safety briefing and then you are expected to function as if you had been there for 3 years.
- Zero benefits. The company only pays a salary. No insurance, no overtime. You might be offered a stock purchase option, but that will be deducted from your monthly salary.
- Zero guidance for new hires. You are expected to ask questions, but if you do not even know what you do not know, and you missed the questions, good luck with that, because that is your fault :)
- Favoritism from the upper management. Some employees are treated better than others. (You need to be close friends with the upper management to get this perk) Upper management very clearly stated that only a few key persons' opinions and feelings in the company matter to them. The rest are expendables. If you are reading this and considering a job there, you are most likely to be one of the expendables.
- Unreasonable timelines for designs and fabrication. If there is a delay from the fabricators, it's your fault :)
- Poor processes
- Poor documentation. A project or task that had been ongoing for months will be assigned to you and good luck if you can't find a solution or any documentation. It's your fault :)
- No trainings. Everything is on the job learning. If you are looking for a mentor or more structured learning, forget it.
- Calculative upper management. Constantly being reminded of your man hours
- Upper management do not like to take responsibility of their decisions.
- Unclear career path. Forget about any career path if you are not one of the favorites. You will be only be squeezed dry and left with nothing.