Despite careful communication promoting research, innovation and well-being in the workplace, the internal reality is profoundly dissonant.
During my time in the research department, I was confronted with a total absence of structured supervision, no access to the basic tools needed for my work, and a form of professional isolation that was almost systemic.
Teams operate in silos, with no real coordination.
Meetings were systematically held in German, despite the fact that all members were fluent in English. No effort was made to promote linguistic inclusion - a choice that had serious consequences for collaboration, transparency and integration.
Management has never been able - or willing - to provide qualified technical or human support.
Decisions are blurred, responsibilities diluted, warning signals ignored.
The working climate was tense, marked by constant implicit pressure to "get on with it", with no support, no tools, no direction.
No structure was in place to prevent burnout, or guarantee a minimum of psychological safety.
