The culture here is of fear and despair. And with these feelings of mistrust and hopelessness pervading the morale, it's really hard to have any faith that initiatives being announced by the company will make any difference. When the last 10+ years worth of behaviors are being driven by meeting financial targets and protecting bonuses, it's hard to believe that there is any actual value being placed on emotional intelligence and the human quotient. When executive and middle management rarely show up to functions it’s hard to believe they care. They are even resistant to feedback about the current morale problem. They don't believe there is one.
There is a dichotomy between what middle and executive management thinks of Telvent at its best; and what the employees and customers think of Telvent at its best. The employees and the customers both want a product and a company they have confidence in, and feel pride in. People here have ideas. People being the front line. But they’re not listened to. They’re shot down by middle management who are years out of date with current technology. All employees are overworked, and with leading statements such as “do whatever it takes, just get it done” – where is the motivation to contribute? At the end of a 60 hour work week, “doing whatever it takes” with bad tools and limited knowledge, how do you believe anymore that you’ve got a chance to make a difference.
