Pros
*401k, *the people in the trenches are hard working and innovative. *Compensation is at market for most
Cons
*Constant turnover at the highest level of the company. In the last two years we have lost our SVPs in people care (HR), business development, technology, and legal. Look at our 5 year turnover rate of the leadership group. We have also lost several VPs, Sr. Directors, Directors and Managers. Although these are spun as people moving on for personal growth many of us see how people are forced out. *Work life balance: This should be called work balance because you have to balance work and hope for a life. While it is understandable to have to do some long days while part of management this is beyond. People, myself included, have cancelled vacations, missed recitals, games, graduations, weddings, funerals, and more. Meetings are a way of life in the company lasting into the early evening making it very difficult to plan anything outside work. *Nepotism: Amazing how family members of the highest ranking people in the company are all in fortuitous positions ( we call it the first family- that should be self explanatory). *Fear based leadership: I have seen numerous people reprimanded in a group setting, so much so they left the company. It is not uncommon for the President or SVPs to call a person into a meting and publicly humiliate them. I have also seen a manager, director or sr. director lose their job carrying out the vision set forth by the senior executive team and then vilified after they leave. People in all areas of the company are in constant fear the President will release her rage on them and they will be out of a job. This should not be a surprise since the motto is "if you are not going to kick a man while he is down, when will you kick him". *Talking out of both sides of our mouth: We celebrate our military service members (as well we should) by touting their leadership and other abilities. Where are they? All our military who were in leadership roles are gone. What happened? good one day gone the next. Does our culture not mesh with their traits? Great we support Wounded Warrior Foundation and Special Warrior Fund, but money donations are not everything. Give a man a fish... *Tail wagging the dog: If our Senior Executive team is not going to back and trust our "leadership team" (VPs, Sr. Director and Directors) why have it? *No direction: we rarely give an idea or new business unit a chance to take off. Each project is given minimal time to correct bugs before someone feels they need to swoop in and save it or scrub it and move on.
