Mastercard

matrix org needs more efforts on internal communication

work hours, 3 times week at the office

If you are engaged as a contractor you have much less rights and privileges than an employee

Work may become repetitive and less of a challenge.

Work varies significantly depending on which team you work on.

politics sometimes creates a hostile kind of situation

Evening calls with team working from other locations of the world are overwhelming sometime

salary is lower than other tech companies

Work life balance comes at a cost at times due to the high work load and working with employees across different time zones

Roles and responsibilities - not clearly defined. Program Managers are expected to perform Scrum Master responsabilidades ( set up the scrum meetings) not really Program Manager responsibilities. The same applies to Technical Product Manager. They are Business / Systems Analyst. Not sure why the role if the responsibilities are different. Very confusing and frustrating. Lack of trust - Untrained managers creating a gossip environment and not enable team members to trust each other. No support from managers regarding to training for career development. Only allowed to do the training recommended by the manager. Silos and lack of visibility - managers support silos and the Scrum Master/Technical Program Manager don't have the authority to ask team members to update Rally.