1. No work/life balance - your life belongs to your work - it does not matter if it is a holiday, you have schedule PTO, etc. - if the President wants you to work, you work
2. Lack of appreciation from the top - the President will let everyone know that "any monkey can do your job."
3. Everyone is dispensable - do not think for one second you cannot be replaced
4. Work harder, not smarter - the President is not interested in any process improvements unless he came up with them.
5. Salary not commensurate with industry standards
6. The mentality of doing whatever needs to be done and we'll fix it later
7. The President is also the sole owner so nothing happens at that company unless he approves.
8. The President has to be the smartest person in the room at all times. There is no one at that company who knows more about everything (from how to write proposals to how to secure a data center) in his mind.
9. Because of #8 the President is involved in every aspect of the company instead of trusting his management team to manage and direct.
10. Because of 1-9 there is high turnover with a constant need to train new people and bring them into the fold.
