A deluge of anonymous Instagram posts is pulling back the curtain on the ugly secrets of how the Hill treats its most vulnerable workers. An anonymously run account, known as “Dear White Staffers,” has exploded in popularity and is dragging longstanding problems with staff diversity, paltry pay and punishing hours into the light.

It comes at a time when there’s also active, bipartisan efforts to shift Capitol culture, but clearly not fast enough for the staffers who take the brunt of the worst workplace behaviors. The problems are deeply entrenched, aides say, and there’s little confidence in the institution’s ability or willingness to support its employees.

“Capitol Hill is staffed by the kid in the front row that has their hand up. They want to serve,” said one former House staffer, granted anonymity to speak candidly, who has submitted a personal story to the Instagram account. “And then they get ground up and spit out.”