Pros
A lot of hard working colleagues. 2 days WFH although likely drop again.
Cons
Hand on heart, this is the worst company I have ever worked for. I joined at the point of takeover and walked straight into a culture of instant toxicity and rock-bottom morale. Senior leadership (particularly the self-important “Chiefs” and “VPs”) are astonishingly out of touch. Their days appear to consist of endless, pointless Teams calls and internal power plays, while the actual people doing the work are left to carry the business. The truth is simple: the company survives despite senior management, not because of them. There is zero accountability at the top. Decisions are made reactively, direction changes weekly, and previously announced “strategic shifts” are abandoned before they’ve even been implemented. The so-called “all hands updates” are little more than gaslighting sessions, announcing yet more change while the last round of chaos is still unresolved. One particularly tonedeaf moment came when a newly installed senior leader barely two minutes into the business proudly declared that “the excuses door is firmly shut.” This from someone who clearly doesn’t understand the difference between a legitimate operational reason and an excuse. It wasn’t leadership; it was posturing. Another executive in an ivory tower mistaking intimidation for authority. Meanwhile, the people actually keeping the company afloat are exhausted, demoralised and increasingly burned out. Weeks after leaving, I’m still receiving messages from once-happy, driven professionals who are now struggling with stress and deteriorating mental health asking for help. They are bearing the brunt of senior leadership’s volatility and vulgar outbursts because middle management either cannot or dare not challenge upwards. Micromanagement is rife. Not from competence, but from fear. Leadership squeezes every possible ounce out of staff while simultaneously looking for corners to cut. The culture is one of manipulation, blame-shifting and insecurity. Morale is at an all-time low. Teams are fractured. Middle management are broken. Senior leadership appear insulated, unaccountable, and disconnected from reality. I left because I value professionalism, clarity and basic human respect. None of those things exist here.
