The toxicity of this place rivals that of a waste dump. Notice all the five-star reviews that don't elaborate on what makes TAFS an amazing place to work? That's because there are no pros to working at TAFS, none whatsoever! TAFS doesn't care about its clients and they certainly don't care for their employees. I would even go so far as to say that they actively hate their workers. Example: TAFS employees are given a total of 88 hours of PTO for their first year of employment. This equals eleven eight-hour work days, but TAFS also takes paid holidays out of your PTO bank. This means that six federal holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) are deducted from that total, that's 48 hours. Leaving 40 hours of PTO for the whole year. Forty hours. FIVE DAYS. This is unheard of and somehow not illegal. It doesn't help that they find any excuse to take this time away. Last winter on more than one occasion a major car accident would occur on the main highway that many employees would use causing it to shut down. Several employees were affected and arrived late for the day due to circumstances beyond their control. Not only was this time automatically deducted from the PTO banks, they did not even give us the option of staying late to make up for the lost time. I had time deducted in increments as small as two minutes. Management would rather punish employees and give themselves the extra work than allowing them to make it up at the end of the day. Petty. Petty and just plain dumb.
I say TAFS is toxic because it is not a healthy workplace. Gossip is rampant, paranoia is high, and the resentment is palpable. Anything and everything you say can be distorted and reported. Supervisors report employees if they are interviewing or considering leaving TAFS. They have called employees in to management just for spotting an updated resume on a job finder site. I don't know why this is done, the only explanation can be intimidation and retaliation. The previous reviews that reference micromanagement are true. Lunches are scheduled and bathroom breaks are closely monitored. People are demoted, given different or additional job duties, assigned to different shifts, or even given a pay cut without explanation. They also don’t have a problem terminating if you (rightfully) contest any changes to your position. TAFS doesn't do employee appreciation. Management has decided that it is not worth the money or lost productivity. They don't even throw a company Christmas party.
Management is a mess and I have no idea how the people in charge got to where they are now. I heard one sales supervisor repeatedly mock and insult an employee who had a noticeable physical disability. Do you think this supervisor was reprimanded for potentially exposing TAFS to a discrimination lawsuit? Of course not! They were invited to a major CFB game on the company's dime. After terminating a longtime employee, an owner referred to this employee's walk to and from his office as "The Green Mile." The people in charge are mean-spirited and incompetent and I cannot for the life of me figure out how they are still in business.
