Good company, but serious issues with management culture in my tea
Pluspunten
• Stable company structure — the organisation itself is solid and financially healthy. • Friendly colleagues — most team members are supportive and collaborative. • Opportunities to learn — exposure to different tasks and processes. • International environment — possibility to work with people from different countries. • Good long‑term potential — other departments seem to have stronger leadership and better communication.
Minpunten
Based on my direct manager bahaviour: • Closed‑door “alignments” — important decisions and evaluations were made privately, without transparency or two‑way communication. • Artificial positivity in weekly meetings — problems were ignored, and discussions were kept on a forced, unrealistic “positive” tone. • Regular unpaid weekend shifts — weekend work was assigned as if it were standard, even though it was neither compensated nor officially recognised. • “Do not count the hours” culture — repeated message: “we work until we are finished”, creating pressure to stay late without overtime. • Unequal treatment — employees with children received more flexibility, while single employees were expected to work late regularly (during harvest weeks moms went on vacation rest worked 12-18 h a day) • Inconsistent communication — the manager often said one thing and acted differently, creating confusion and mistrust. • Lack of constructive feedback — feedback was vague, late, and not actionable. • No psychological safety — unclear expectations and shifting priorities made it difficult to work confidently.
