Normal people do not go to work every day wondering how shitty a job they can do that day. When you do not have the tools, decent resources, or time to do your job it is extremely draining. You have pride though, and you push yourself even harder. You see people leaving after a nervous break down, a panic attack, and witness a grown man having a hissy fit. You pat yourself on the back - you are still standing. You are tired, you have no home life trying to keep up (texting/e-mails can go into the wee hours and through out week-ends) and not get fired for not "working more efficiently". You are short staff members more often than not and are forced to hire some dumb ass friend or relation of a Sr. Manager who is more trouble than they is worth. Then, you eat shit during your review. There are limited spaces on the review form. Your boss believes the way to fill it out is to find the 3 things that did not get done or go as they believed it should have, never mind all the things that did go well, your ability to manage priorities that change minute to minute while short staffed, and meeting at least the most important of all the corporate goals, your bosses goals, your department and personal goals. You loose a fraction of your 2% to someone who is better at BS... You can dispute the review but it does not change anything. Not sure it is even read.
That was my past life at Integra. It's been some time but it got so bad I'm still bitter but much better now. In the first week in my new job I heard "that's a good idea", "good job", and "thank you" more times than I did my whole time at Integra. I'd had that type of recognition before, but like a dog who is beaten every day, I'd gotten sucked into the routine and forgot what it was like outside of Integra. Save your mind and your health. There is life outside of, and after Integra Plainsboro.
That was my past life at Integra. It's been some time but it got so bad I'm still bitter but much better now. In the first week in my new job I heard "that's a good idea", "good job", and "thank you" more times than I did my whole time at Integra. I'd had that type of recognition before, but like a dog who is beaten every day, I'd gotten sucked into the routine and forgot what it was like outside of Integra. Save your mind and your health. There is life outside of, and after Integra Plainsboro.