Not as Cool as they want it to be - Interior Designer Ste. Marie Employee Review

-One (1) shared landline phone for the entire Vancouver office. -No budget for additional power bars when it's All Hands on Deck. -No budget for additional coffee when it's All Hands on Deck. -Broken or missing office equipment. -Often free or shared programs, which limits the efficiency of people's work flow. -Overloaded with projects with little/no support from upper management. -Little/no mentorship as there is no time, or leadership available for coaching and training. -Limited mentorship from people with extensive experience in the field. -No SOP that allows for people's success. -Training is non-existent. -Upon receiving projects from previous designers, one will observe the absence of a documented history or a systematic project transfer process within the company. -No outward celebration of team member's success. -No overtime pay, despite overtime being done by every project team consistently. -No support from management when dealing with unhappy client feedback. -No support from management when it comes to personal career growth, or feedback on progress. -No sympathy for overloaded project teams. -Little/ no transparency in (1) roles within the company (2) job descriptions of each position available, (3) communication when an employee is let go (which is often) -Management is cognizant of the challenges impeding the success of their project teams. Nevertheless, a consistent pattern has emerged, demonstrating a reluctance to take proactive measures in establishing a safe, effective, and supportive work environment. It appears to be a prevailing trend that when employees seek assistance or support for their workload, there is a notable absence of initiatives to provide aid. Instead, the management seems to find it more efficacious to part ways with such employees.