Perspective now into such a horrible workplace - IT Specialist ALDI Employee Review

It is only when you leave Aldi and luckily in my case go to a fantastic employer, that you realise how bad it was to work there. No flexibility on life at all, had to be at desk at 8am on the dot and if 1 minute late had to apologise and explain why. Had to beg to leave for appointments etc. Micro managed to the worst degree. Did twice as much work as the rest of the team but only ever told what I was doing wrong not right. People who get promoted are the ones that upper management like, not the most capable. When I joined they had this endless list of the most archaic rules, like no stubble, never use multiple fonts in an email, no lunch at desk, if have water had to be in a glass and not a bottle, women couldn't wear shoes that showed the toes, advised against wearing too many earrings, the list goes on. Thankfully now I work for the most incredible company who are flexible and encouraging. It made me realise that not all managers are as awful as the ones I had at Aldi.