| Bureaucratic labor organization |
25 |
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“Performing merely bureaucratic tasks to satisfy the need for the process and not the product to be developed.”
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“Lack of tools that integrate information, with much rework.”
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“The difficulty to perform fundamental tasks to complete the work. Relatively simple tasks have become so difficult to complete that they are discouraging.”
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“The quality control imposed. Because we have to follow certain predetermined rules, we can't change not one iota.”
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Bureaucracy; Strict quality control; Rework; Lack of agility; Lack of flexibility; Excessive norms. |
| Inadequate working conditions and stressful commuting |
21 |
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“Because the time is not flexible, I have to get traffic commuting to and from work. Since I live far away, I end up spending 12h of my day with work, because I work 8h, plus 1h at lunchtime and because of the heavy traffic, I spend 1h to go to work and 1h to go back home.”
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“The problem is coming to work and coming back home. The number of cars on the road is huge, there are accidents and traffic jams every day. Sometimes I get to work tired.”
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“Enclosed environment without adequate ventilation.”
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“Excessive noise in the workplace, impairing concentration.”
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“Ill-being to me is the lighting: it's extremely inadequate causing daily headaches.”
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Inadequate ventilation, noise, lighting, and furniture; Mold; Long travel time; Traffic. |
| Conflicting relationships and unequal treatment |
15 |
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“The arrogance and protectionism of certain bosses with their subordinates. For friends everything; for enemies the law.”
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“Training course only for sycophants who spend time together during coffee breaks and those who don’t are not part of the group.”
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“Ordinary non-clique employees have no chance of demonstrating their potential because they are not given opportunities, projects, managerial positions, responsibilities.”’
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“Understanding the difference in treatment for the preferred ones compared to the neglected ones. For friends everything: unconditional promotion, condescending to mistakes.”
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“Heavy harassment and disrespect by some bosses.”
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Protectionism; Injustice; Gossip; Conflicts; Difficult relationship; Lack of Cooperation and Dialogue. |
| Downgrading of technical merit |
13 |
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“Decisions taken that do not take into account implementation difficulties for staff, which do not have any reasonability in themselves; political interference in decisions on technical issues.”
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"The overlap of political influence over technical knowledge in purely technical decisions.”
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“Decisions do not always take into account criteria of justice or technique, but friendships and vested interests.”
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“Knowing that my professional growth is conditioned to playing office politics. Knowing that promotions are made not based on capacity, but on interests.
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Subjective promotion criteria; Lack of transparency; Downgrading of technical criteria; Favoritism. |
| Lack of appreciation and recognition by society |
10 |
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"Society's lack of knowledge about our role and lack of commitment of those responsible for the company to fight for greater professional appreciation with salaries compatible with other companies or federal government agencies.”
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“Knowing that society does not value the company as it values other governmental bodies. Most citizens don't even know about the services our institution provides.”
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“Lack of notoriety, recognition, and relevance of the company by the society.”
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“The work developed by the company is extremely important within the federal government and we are little recognized, both internally and externally.”
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“Low pay, lack of recognition, and relevance; Lack of notoriety of the company by society.” |
| Injustice and iniquity |
9 |
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“Knowing there are people earning almost twice what I earn to do less than half of what I do.”
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“Today, as a 61-year-old amnestied woman, I need to continue working without hope of being able to have a decent retirement.”
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“Now that I can retire, doing the math, the figures just make me wanna cry! I just wasted my time in this company. Now it's too late.”
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“Having been wronged in the past and continuing to pay for a mistake that I didn't make.”
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Amnestied people situation; Concern with retirement; Lack of recognition for dedication; Injustice in the distribution of bonuses. |
| Lack of professional growth perspective |
7 |
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“Knowing I'm going to work with no career prospects. It's really very frustrating.”
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“The pay is very low and the prospects are even worse.”
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“The lack of a real career path. The system of progression on merit is shamefully subjective.”
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“See colleagues with invaluable talent seek better pay and real opportunity for professional growth in another industry for lack of encouragement.”
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No growth based on job titles; Almost impossible progression; Lack of incentive. |
