The sustainability department here is a textbook example of how not to run a team. What might once have been a half decent workplace has now completely collapsed under incompetent, unqualified leadership. The management have proved time and again that they are neither capable of running a team of more than five people nor remotely interested in nurturing genuine talent.
Rather than creating a fair or supportive environment, they’ve built a little inner circle of favourites, chosen not for ability but for personal preference. These select few are treated like royalty, whilst the rest of the team are left sidelined. It’s no surprise that anyone with real ability has already left or is desperately trying to.
The culture is toxic to the bone: burnout is normal, collaboration doesn’t exist, and the atmosphere is so cut-throat it borders on sabotage. You can feel the tension the moment you walk in, colleagues don’t trust one another, and any trace of team spirit has been replaced by resentment and fear. There are no socials, no sense of community, no lightness at all — just a relentless grind that drains you day by day.
The end result? A department that’s depressed, exhausted, and directionless, where good work goes unrecognised, poor behaviour is rewarded, and only management’s chosen pets manage to survive. Unless you happen to fit their very narrow mould or come with personal connections to the bosses, you’ll be ignored, overlooked, and utterly ground down.
My only regret is ever accepting an offer here. If you value your wellbeing, do yourself a favour and run a mile.
