Working at Roman Catholic Church

This was a bad place to work overall. While my immediate supervisor (the director of IT) was an excellent boss, all the leadership above him was ineffective at best and disastrous at worst. There is essentially no one in charge of creating and directing a vision for the future of the diocese. Planning and directing IT infrastructure needs are met with frequent obstruction and flat our refusal to comply with standards and best practices. The diocese suffers from a total communication failure. Administration refuses to engage employees with direct a clear communication. Plans and goals are rarely communicated to employee’s and when they are shared the goals are ethereal and abstract to the point of uselessness. The vast majority of staff operate completely independently and refuse to collaborate or share resources or talents. The culture of the Diocese is highly toxic and territorial. Certain favorites are given great leeway in expenditures while producing very little and providing little value. Even when these concerns are brought to the attention of administration, they chose to turn a blind eye and allow this behavior to continue due to a fear or inability to take and corrective action. Working for the diocese was very discouraging on a daily basis.