No matter the job you hold, it's just "sell, sell,sell" - software developer, business analyst, manager - no matter if the customer wants it or needs it "just do a few more hours"
A few days before Christmas, the US c-level issued a statement - Europe is not selling as much as they would like and he hoped that people would cancel their "holiday" plans. This in the biggest ever quarter and biggest ever year in terms of turnover. It later came out that some of the C level dumped their shares just before announcing the public listing was being reversed and the company was going back to being private. This is public domain information, search Leslie Stitch .
Due to under staffing, 50/60/70 hours per week are normal in all front line staff. Employees are sold as "experts" to some of the largest companies in the world after a few weeks of half day death by PowerPoint boot camp - whilst delivering services they are called "leads" or principles.
Promotions are handed out to people who do huge hours, to stop them complaining about the hies and conditions - fabulous! This helps then get better jobs elsewhere.
The most loyal staff were hired as graduated a couple of years ago and don't know any different, they think this treatment is normal. That's why in a company of over 5,000, most of the managers are mid 20s (some terrifically talented) whilst anyone over 30 leaves quite quickly as they do have something to compare it to and know it's not a good place to work.
The company grows by acquisition, but there is very little true integration of the purchased software, so much is actually manually downloaded in to spread sheets and machinists there.
