- Upper management. Upper management is on a rotation here. People are always on their toes to try and meet the next demand by sr management for fear that they will be next on the layoff list if they dont.
- layoffs. There is a culture at AM of people waiting for the shoe to drop. Might be PTSD from other divisions. the constant state of fear of being the next to be laid off starts to mess with your brain after awhile. And yes, if you are generally disliked, they will "lay you off". Doesn't matter if you are right. If you are seen as being a pain in the butt, next time they have a layoff you should expect to be on the list.
-Attrition model. It is practically impossible to move up in this division. Most of the people have been in the same job function for 10+ years. This is partially due to the gridlock, in that nobody moves up. Whenever someone leaves, they either don't replace the headcount at all, or the replacement takes so long, they may as well have not replaced the headcount at all. Additionally, saw it happen multiple times where the hiring manager preferred to reach out to other divisions / other departments rather than moving people up.
- Contract employment. I am grateful for my experience at AM. I would have loved to have stayed with the company. Would have even taken a pay CUT if it meant I could stop the contingent worker cycle of pain, where every six months your contract needs to be actively extended or you are gone. Even if you are well regarded and can get continuous extensions, once you hit two years by their agreement with Tapfin, your employment contract gets severed, and you cannot be re-employed as a contract worker for 30 days. I knew several people who went through this process more than once. And it was heartbreaking.
- Morale. When I left I had a cadre of people be genuinely happy for me, and even more mention their jealousy in wanting to get out too.
- PhD or bust. If you don't have a doctorate of one kind or another, whether PhD, Pharm D, MD, JD, your advancement is even more limited.
