Completely rudderless and clueless senior leadership.
Pros
Despite the chaotic nature of the senior management, there are some truly wonderful, talented and brilliant people (who deserve better).
Cons
The preceding negative comments speak volumes and are pretty resounding. If you look behind the razzamataz, glitter and slick LinkedIn animations, you’ll see a toxic sweatshop, and chaotic cul-de-sac of a work environment. Senior management are more interested in getting cash through the door (by any means necessary) without any forward planning or genuine provision for the impact on the mental health of their employees, a common phrase used amongst colleagues was, “Building the plane whilst it’s in the air”. Management and HR would prefer to bury their heads in the sand and then bury you with the grimly predictable mess that comes with it, (reactive and chaotic work practices, pressure and ultimately disillusioned and departing clients). It’s groundhog day for impending account implosion and I lost count of how many great colleagues came and went because of it. Monks are completely expendable and personal trauma is treated with performance reviews and being told to “pull your socks up”….nice touch, truly. It's quite embarrassing how often “wellness” is preached without any follow through. If management polled the employees there, they should ask them if they’d rather: A: Have a creatively passionate, genuinely supportive working environment and management that provides them with the structure to succeed in their roles and progress in their careers. OR: B. Get to stroke a Pomeranian once every two weeks (true story). I wonder what they’d choose? 🧐 Decide what’s important to you.
