Leadership in the office is poor. The show and talk often seem good, but leadership is best described as fraudulent. Unless you are comfortable being a sycophant, be ready for excessive politics and having to deal with highly manipulative and toxic behavior. Some examples include narcissistic motivations, ego driven decision making, impulsive reactions, bullying, and gaslighting.
Some leaders will take credit for business someone else developed and sold if it can advance their own interests. I’ve witnessed an office leader viewing You Tube gaming videos during team reviews of pending client presentations and pitches. Colleagues are routinely bad mouthed by leaders when outside the office.
The adage, “people don’t leave companies, they leave bosses” is true here. Turnover is high and was high before COVID-19. A large percentage, if not a majority, of senior managers and directors have short tenures; creating a deficit of continuity or consistency. Office growth does not sufficiently explain this.
Transparency from leadership is lacking, but tremendous energy and lip service are expended to foster the perception of transparency. If leaders are being transparent, they shouldn’t have to constantly tell everyone how they are being transparent. “Well done is better than well said.”
Servant leadership? For many leaders this means how do those around me serve my agenda, my schedule, and my benefit.
The criticisms found in other reviews regarding promotions are accurate and fair. Every promotion cycle includes multiple “head scratchers” as to what criteria were applied to warrant that promotion. Favoritism is rampant.
A strong majority of the work is higher end staff augmentation type.
Salary is a little below average to average. Most of the time there is balance and flexibility between life and work. However, if you happen to have a super demanding client; you’ll be expected to grind out long hours to meet client demands. You won’t see much additional reward for doing so.
