- First, so there's no confusion: the marketing department functions as an entity that exists only-- ONLY!-- to get links. If you aren't interested in writing/promoting linkbait that few people will ever read, this is not the job for you.
- There is a process doc for everything, and they are changed or added to weekly (at minimum) without informing anyone. Process docs are usually upwards of 8 pages, so good luck finding what you need and be prepared to be criticized for missing something buried somewhere in the middle.
- Departments never talk to each other. There's very little communication between bizdev and marketing, often leading to people having their toes stepped on and deals getting screwed up. The solution for this is... more process, not better communication.
- Outstandingly poor management. Managers have been around for a long time in software advice years (read: more than 2) and have never managed anyone before. Their stress is contagious, they're poor delegators and the only way they know how to handle anything is to micromanage you to death. Employees who have been there the longest are allowed to work from home and generally trusted more, while everyone else is trapped at their desk from 8 to 6.
- Speaking of hours, 8 to 6 is the worst. When I was interviewed I was told how it wasn't a big deal and how people often left early or worked from home. Not so! In fact, most people work straight through lunch and don't budge until after 6 pm.
- Crowded, awful open office. Marketing has been hiring at a rate of 4 people per month since the summer. The office is massively over capacity and people are getting crammed closer and closer together. As a result, the problems of an open office are getting magnified- I can barely hear myself talking on the phone and I have to shove my way by three people before I can get to the water cooler. There's talk of moving to a corporate office park, which would eliminate the space issue but also remove us from the South Congress neighborhood and force some people into a bad commute.
- High turnover. 2 people from my team have left in the past three months. It speaks for itself.
I've had experience working in government, academia and other private sector jobs and I've never felt so micromanaged, poorly supported and drowning in procedures/process.
