Secure job with nice co-workers but a toxic culture in a lot of departments and little to no real leadership - Anonymous employee Mesa Employee Review

2.0
Jun 9, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice co-workers and secure job. 4 day work week. The City Manager is nice - Chris Brady and so is Keri Kent.

Cons

Poor management practices including a 4 time of year PAF review that is a total waste of time. HR witch hunts, poorly trained supervisors and managers who are barley competent and honestly lack leadership skills. I had worked here for over 8 years and only had 2 great managers and only 1 of them had real leadership skills that they learned outside the City. Fake standards that the executives don't even practice. There is a lot of stuff going on in different departments that employees are scared to say in fear of retaliation. Inappropriate supervisor and manager behavior that if investigated would shock. I have learned to fight back but choose my battles carefully. Before I left I saw 2 people targeted and fired in HR witch hunts. I have a huge list of cons and that's why I left. This place is only a stepping stone.

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