Office politics are a bitch. I was recently a victim of that bullshit. Back in July, I worked for Day & Zimmerman, a corporate conglomerate located in Center City Philadelphia. We (the accounts receivable) department was informed that the department was being dissolved and the responsibilities were being reissued to all field offices. Cool. The notice they gave was approximately 2 weeks. HR read us our standard rights, yadda yadda, there were other positions opening but there were 15 people in HR and only 10 positions reopened. This is where things began to get.....shady.
Lets take management for instance. My supervisor (we'll call him Opie) is a bitch. He got his job because he used to work for CDI. The director of AR (we'll call him Brolly) did also and brought Opie in on some slick okey doke, old boy club bullshit. Previously to Opie coming to DayZim, the department should've been questioned in the first place because retention was at an all time low and the amount of unapplied cash was ridiculous. Plus the old bitties (combined these broads had like 50 yrs with the company) did what they pleased. But those factors were never looked at. DayZim had (still has) a problem w/minority retention. Previously to Opie being brought on, there was an african american female who just walked off the job due to lack of structure (aka management having no backbone). Brolly slid in the AR Manager's (we'll call her Ciely, like off Color Purple) ear and plugged in Opie and poof! this dude is sprinkling his fuck up dust all over the place. So began the demise of Accounts Receivable......
Ciely has no backbone, she is a yes man. Her management skills are mediocre at best, she doesn't stand up and fight for herself or for her department. Together, her and Opie manage to isolate you, constantly insult your intelligence until you just can't take it anymore. From what I was met to understand, previous to me joining the fucked up fam, a young lady was there for about 5 months and couldn't take the lack of training but the constant put downs for not being trained on policies and procedures. She not only walked off the job, but sent a descriptive email to HR explaining exactly why she was leaving and pointing out the holes in AR that needed to be filled, naming Opie and Ciely repeatedly. Nothing was done. HR interviewed the entire department but not changes were made. When I came to DayZim my training was.....whack for lack of a better word. The young lady they assigned to train had her own work to do, didn't make time to train and/or ensure that our training was complete. And when these issues were brought to Opie, it wasn't given any type of chance.
Instead of dissolving the department, why wasn't it reorganized? Why wasn't management given an overhaul? Opie was given the only manager position assigned while 4 other people where let go including me. I was told that I wasn't even considered for another position b/c of the write ups in my file (which were not signed by me and there were rebuttals to these complaints also) but yet....Opie has been named repeatedly and this dude stayed? Office politics foreal? Bogus. White people have been doing this shit for years but it's never been my concern until I got caught up.
It's cool DayZim obviously wasn't the place for me. I miss my peoples there and all but...I had to get this off my chest. The whole company is a fuck up as far as I'm concerned from the top level execs to the mailroom clerks. Before you even step foot in Day & Zimmerman do your research. The smart ones get out early, especially if you're a minority. They offer no maternity leave (fucked up) and work you to the bone for just enough pay to make it hard for you to go elsewhere. Yes there are perks (the boxes in ALL of the major Philadelphia Stadiums) but it's first come first serve and not on any type of seniority basis. They work you to death, only point out your flaws continuously while ignoring any good work you've produced. Their internship program is mediocre at best. It's all about who you know and whether or not you have a gag reflex that will ensure your careerpath at DayZim. Don't even get me started on Accounts Payable and how that's run like a Soprano episode. My girl Counts has infiltrated and she's cool peeps but, idk she better watch her back.
I hope this reaches someone, anyone who is a minority and was considering DayZim as a potential place of employment. Get at me if you want more specific information but if you're offered a gig, politely refuse. The company looks wonderful from the outside but please trust it's hell once you're on the inside....
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