Image always overrides considerations for practical implementation. Research and creativity is not encouraged. Unreasonable deadlines and pushes for revenue generating hours take so much precedence over planning that implementations are hurried and problem filled. Management is rarely available to make decisions and gets angered when forced to make decisions. Employees that have the expertise to make decisions on management's behalf are not trusted and allowed to. Problems that come from poor planning from management get looked at as poor performance from employees rather than management issues. The number 1 priority is how something looks, with no consideration to how it works or how it would be implemented, and it's up to the implementers to make magic with little tools or planning. They will resist spending money on good solutions, and prefer the quick hack and wonder why people have to keep coming back to those solutions to fix them again and again. Decisions come down from on high and surprise people.
They want to be a high tech company without being technical. They want to be an agency without allowing creativity to flourish.
They have a tendancy to hire junior for low salary, making the employee think they will pay more as they gain experience, but not really keep up with the rest of the market for salary. No training available and no career advancement outside of whatever grunt work they need done at the time. Career stagnation or dillution is a very real possibility here. Going above and beyond the call of duty is expected, but with no increase in compensation.
