The thing is, dysfunctional doesn't mean 'non-functional'. A company I used to work for had a really great owner/etc, but their HR practices were the pits. An

The thing is, dysfunctional doesn't mean 'non-functional'. A company I used to work for had a really great owner/etc, but their HR practices were the pits. Any attempt to tell them so was met with 'That's how everyone does it', even if it obviously wasn't. The one time I brought something to their attention about someone above my head, I was told I should have taken it to HR instead of the owners. The person in question told me, "That's a serious charge. I could have lost my job." ... Yeah, it was. And I was serious. I still think it was illegal to this day, but I also don't think he's stupid enough to try it again, either, now. Upper management waffled a bit, but in the end, they seemed to settle on wishing I had not told them because they didn't want to do anything about it. Despite all that, they are wildly successful.