[shaniamama]

My experience: Went to work at a startup transitioning to the next stage. When hired I was told everything is available to all employees, 'there are no secrets here'. I quickly found that most was locked away...and then noticed the same in many places. That and what comes with it led to my leaving. When I left I went back for a pseudo-exit interview with the CEO and he actually told me he had been screwing my team for the past year. In essence what I found was mostly lies. The lies began in interview (everything open to everyone) and continued until I left (continuing to hire based on things that don't exist at the company...like HR). My take: if you are told one thing and find it different, look around at more things.