Unfortunately, in the world of startups, there is very little clarity in expectations. I was immediately thrown into a project which took a little longer to complete than initially expected, especially without training or understanding deliverables. Training was all over the place in my department. The training structure wasted valuable time - I traveled for training, and was shown only 1 task-oriented process that I could have learned to do on my own.
-This company has an opportunity to learn and improve from the past, really care for your employees - work was piled on without prioritizing, setting unrealistic expectations.
-Long days - on the clock and pinged 24/7, no designated work/life balance, nor encouragement to keep a balance.
-Everyone is expected to have an answer for "Are you excited about Kasa" at all times. Maybe you’re having a bad day personally so it’s hard to be excited, yet you’re still expected to be oozing enthusiasm for even the most mundane data entry tasks.
-No clear priorities were given. Not everything can be a priority - when everything is expected to be a priority, nothing is a priority. The work is always shifting from task to task, with no time for employee development nor growth.
-When you’re told “not to worry” about a specific project or task, you definitely should. “Do not worry” to me means it goes to the bottom my my task list, below everything else. But I would be asked about where I was in those tasks from another supervisor and asked why I didn’t finish them, and it was only because I was working diligently to complete what I felt to be the biggest priorities.