Some real toxic narcissistic SLT in charge without any real accountability
Pros
Experience look decent on resume and if you're lucky enough to have a good manager or SLT in charge of your department, can insulate you a little from the generally toxic and overly politic culture for a while
Cons
Where do I start? Certain SLT in charge take the whole narcissistic Napoleon complex to the next level. Actively foster a culture of micro-managing and toxic environment yet when it comes to actual leadership skills, lack any sort of charisma, emotional intelligence and honestly couldn't lead his way out of a wet paper bag. The sad thing is most of the people in and out of the department are well aware of the reputation and either suffer from serious case of Stockholm syndrome by acknowledging the flaws by make excuses such as "but he is so smart" to gaslight you that the abrasive behaviors to others are acceptable or perhaps just simply too afraid to speak up knowing HR are absolutely worthless when it comes to holding SLT and ELT accountable. On top of that, after creating a hostile tense working environment and let go of loyal seasoned employees that most respected out of spite. The reward of that is for him to join his buddy in charge of TMTT to spread that toxic culture all over again. The narcissism doesn’t stop there, the grandiose of self-importance was on full display when during a pandemic invited the team to celebrate his own departure dinner in person at the risk of Covid19 exposure. It’s truly shocking how much some of the SLT could careless about the mental and actual health of their employees. This is not really a surprise when you read some of the previous reviews on how Edwards dealt with the current health crisis by bringing people back early in a very callous way just to encourage “casual encounter” with your fellow co-workers. Even if you’re lucky enough to not have a toxic SLT or manager in charge, soon or later you will come across the extremely political and toxic culture within Edwards. ELTs are treated like gods and most people in the organization walk on eggshell when it comes time to present to leadership. One particular ELT is known to ask questions that often-left others feeling vulnerable and inferior so guess what the strategy is when dealing with him? Pre-emptive strike on the whack a mole questioning from the ELT by making sure you don’t present anything that would prompt follow up questions. Talk about fostering a not so creative environment, definitely not a place that will tolerate minor mistakes or questions as part of the collaborative learning process. Couple that with complete lack of respect for any work life balance. Many are known to work until midnight and weekends just to prepare for presentation back-to-back that often time do nothing more than to follow some bureaucratic review to satisfy the need of SLT/ELT. When you’re not doing that, you will probably still be busy working outside of office hours to cover for the lack of resources/training in your department. The only counter point to address the concern is either by telling you “It’s all about the patients!” so work harder or just simply remind you that you’re replaceable and your long hours and hard work don’t really contribute to much of the business anyway so you should feel lucky to have your job now.
