I have an odd question, and I'm not sure who to take it to. I've been with my team for about 10 months, we're spread all over the U.S. and a fairly small team. I have no one with me in the office I report to. I've noticed that questions about projects we're engaged with do not seem to be welcomed. I almost feel like I'm getting a sigh and an eye roll or a curt non answer when I ask them. In my defense, these are all ad hoc projects, and not like there are documented procedures I can refer to in order to answer for myself and the initial instructions given are always scant and haphazard. The no questions thing is just not a culture I'm used to and I'm wondering if there's any insight or suggestions.
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TD always try to tout the strong culture they have and truth is it used to be great and one of the reasons i stayed for 12 years. Recently, its being eroded with software monitoring all the websites and work hours you put in, but nothing being reported about 10+ daily work hours or even weekends. Building access cards also being monitored for when you are in the office. They cut the best leaders who made all the difference. Everyone on my team is openly talking about job seeking.
@q3 It's part of my personal work ethic but believe me, I am actively working to purge that behavior and embrace the quiet quitting concept!
@d5+1kmkq0zz8 why on earth are you and your team working 60+hours a week for a company that won't pay OT but made $15B last year? STOP. NOW.
@d5 I was hoping it wasn't going to be a culture thing, but suspected that it was. New hires will struggle in this environment.
@OP Assuming you are not asking in a way that would make people cringe, it is probably not personal and you need to understand that many teams including mine are way understaffed and overworked. When people are working consistently in excess of 60 hours/week, any ad-hoc inquiries are likely to be met with annoyance or just ignored. Also, there are some managers who do not like to be questioned. I have had AVPs and higher curse during meetings out of sheer frustration and anyone who questions them are immediately shut down. Welcome to TD, it's not More Human unless the human we're modeling after is an a$$hole.