Teammates Held Accountable for Leaders' Failures - Senior Human Resources Analyst Under Armour Employee Review

Accountability of Individuals: While leadership decisions are rarely owned, leaders are given excuses while the consequences fall squarely on individual contributors. “Urgency” is the default setting — everything is framed as the number one priority. This leads to chaos & overreaction to non-mission-critical elements. Micromanagement is encouraged, eroding trust and leaving little room for autonomy or growth. HR processes are inconsistently applied and are used selectively as disciplinary tools. Feedback loops are broken — teammates are encouraged to speak up but punished in practice, and it is safer to stay silent than to be transparent or proactive. When concerns are raised, retaliation or isolation often follows, not accountability or process improvement. Payroll and compensation systems lack structure and oversight — serious ethical lapses are reframed as harmless “clerical errors,” while minor, unintentional lapses in systems or processes are escalated into formal disciplinary action against the individual running them. Support systems regularly fall short for employees navigating health, mental health, or neurodivergent needs — accommodations may exist on paper but are rarely followed through in practice.