Developer - Recensione dipendente - Developer presso AmTrust

I haven't read a negative review on here that I don't agree with. Work and on boarding: No guidance, no mentorship. The code is very outdated. I realized shortly after starting that I had been largely lied to in the interview. They said mentorship was important but I would spend whole days having no idea what to do and unable to find someone to answer my questions. They also said they were transitioning from VB.NET to C#, this was not true. Apparently they told a friend of mine they were moving from VB.NET to Java, also not true. If you want to learn new, applicable and modern languages, this isn't the place. It's all VB. My biggest concern personally is that I took this job hoping to grow but feel like my only coding growth is what I work on at home. Also, there was definitely no on boarding process. Most of my first two weeks was spent trying to on-board myself, then the management seemed surprised that I was so adrift and confused. Others didn't even have a desk or a computer. Some were encouraged to "observe and learn" from other coders. This consisted of sitting next to another developer while they ignored the new person and did their work with no explanations. Environment: Super bright. I leave work with a migraine every day. Very cliquey and segmented workforce. They people who seem to fit in are the cranky, sarcastic or whiny people. After a few months of wondering what everyone else was working on, since I seemed to always be waiting for something to be available, I realized that most people have a small window on their screen with reddit, youtube videos, facebook or the like that they are useing, while the rest of their screens are filed with what looks like work. Mandatory overtime once you're salaried: That was a surprise. Personally, I don't consider it not working just because I'm at home. They touted a work life balance but that seems to be inaccurate.