Vantaggi
My team was fantastic and without them I would never have made it for as long as I did. I met friends for life and for that I am forever grateful. They are a group of really smart and talented individuals, too bad upper management never sees it so people leave the first chance they get – some without even having another job lined up. That really tells me a lot about a company.
Svantaggi
In theory, Buzztime seems like a fun place to work – and I can’t speak for any other departments than the one I was in – but that was not the case. My manager created a culture of fear and resentment by publicly berating me and other members of the team, tasking us with unrealistic demands without proper direction, constantly creating a “hurry-up and wait” mentality, never giving us the opportunity to do things right. According to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, which is how everything was done around there. It was definitely a “boy’s club” and I found that male co-workers got treated with a lot more respect than myself and other female colleagues. Feedback was not appreciated unless it was in line with my manager’s direction – which created a culture of people not saying anything instead. Several times I would doubt my own ability and everything that I knew because my manager would talk to people in a patronizing way that would make anyone feel useless. Not to mention the yelling, the constant negative energy and telling the team what to do but never practicing what was preached. The work environment in my department was toxic and did not facilitate strong performance or motivation to succeed.