Very Hostile Work Environment. - Recensione dipendente - Office Worker presso Syspro Technologies

My experience working at Syspro Technologies (ITProGlobal) in Plano, Texas involved very low pay, antagonism (i.e., provocation), and reprehensible training and supervision. Training and supervision involved being ignored for days on end and then abruptly bombarded with disorganized and overbearing directions, irritatingly pointless busy-work assignments, thought policing, and panic stricken ear-piercing whining and complaining. The top managers’ shrill vocal tones were like nails on a chalkboard making them unapproachable and distressing to be near. During my time there I had to endure working under the top leader who on a weekly basis used an offensive, hostile, and inappropriately loud tone of voice with me (e.g., yelling, shrieking, screeching, etc). Too many times supervision and directives were delivered in an inappropriately loud near shouting voice. Additionally very offensive, enraged, and hostile facial expressions were used to bully me into a permanent state of agreeable submission. I had to endure hateful and startling browbeating, stares, cutting eye glances, glares, dirty looks, and ominous body language that did not help to build employer-employee trust or rapport. Almost every other week there was a crisis manufactured by the leader. One of his methods was to look for something to get angry about so that he would have a pretext to have an outburst of rage. When enraged the leader would pound his fists as loudly as possible on his desk and shout at the top of lungs. He would also pound his hands as loudly as possible on the wall making a terribly embarrassing and distressing scene. I wasted most of my time politely nodding my head in agreement in order to appease the offensive tyrant. There wasn’t a worker’s manual or a thorough task list provided to me upon the first week of hire so that I could consult with independently. Tasks and projects seemed to be haphazardly thrown together at the last minute making for an inappropriately nervous and bewildering experience. I was impatiently rushed and interrupted during some of my tasks. Easy office work was made as difficult as possible by the managers. Since the majority of my feedback went ignored or criticized not many workplace improvements or progress was ever made. I was forced to engage in frustrating circular conversations each week. My contributions were regularly ignored or discredited. Every bit of their management involved belittling, condescending, and patronizing speech, blaming, inappropriate and offensive outbursts of rage, catastrophizing, panicking, hysteria, invalidation, and no-win scenarios. They set unrealistic and unachievable goals, focused excessively on overwhelming amounts of frivolous details that did not advance my performance or career, they rarely gave compliments or praise, and they frequently opposed my initiative. Employees need to protect themselves and be familiar with terms such as constructive discharge, intentional infliction of emotional distress, undue influence, and hostile work environment. Employees can get further information from EEOC, Texas Workforce Commission (Civil Rights and Labor Rights Department) and ACLU.