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Incapable middle management is making the work environment hostile

Software Development Engineer 4
Former Employee
Worked at Adobe for 20 years
April 1, 2023
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

There are amazing perks and benefits, such as a wellness fund, free food, and insurance coverage, etc.

Unfortunately, I was not able to find any pros for the working environment and culture, especially in India.

Cons

You’ll be assigned a task with an expectation of finishing it in a week. Within a few days, you’ll see someone else is working on it without your knowledge. The new person will work on it for months and eventually fail (as their competencies were different). Then, guess what? The leadership will blame you, saying it was your responsibility to make it successful. The best part is you were not at all included in all the communications with this new person, nor included in any decisions. However, the blame would still be on you. In case of success, it’s the manager who is doing the right things. The maturity level of middle managers is questionable, and most have a set of favorites who are treated very well. The bad part is managers show a wrong picture of their own team in front of the leadership. Therefore, the leadership assumes that all the work is being taken care of because of the manager and that this person is putting in a lot of effort. However, the fact is the manager is making things worse.

Advice to Management

When you are hiring people with specific skills based on a specific JD that you published, provide them the right opportunities and include them. It will help the organization.

At the same time, management needs to think about what's right for the organization instead of themselves.

Get feedback about managers and how they are doing. Stop playing favorites.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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