Super toxic environment. I know of a few people, myself included, that were promoted to management. We got the title and responsibilities, but no pay bump. We're getting paid less than the minimum they advertise the position for. But they "just can't rationalize" that much of a pay bump. This is after a record year of sales. For 11 months of the year I'm told I'm doing a fantastic job, but the month I get evaluated for a raise, I'm "not performing up to standards". The hypocrisy doesn't stop at management. The CEO can't let go of his position. Give credit where it's due. He created an amazing product! But he is far too prideful to let things go. He hasn't updated the product since the early 2000s and won't hear any suggestions on how it could be improved upon. He also spends the majority of time overseas in Europe. Last I checked, he was purchasing his SECOND European futbol team. He also had the company spend around $100k on the holiday party (2022) to flaunt the success of the company that year. All of this, and they still can't afford to pay their employees what they themselves advertise!?!?!? I also want to mention a manager I worked with that got their tuition reimbursement approved. They were told that the degree would add to their experience and get them the raise they were wanting (again, to the minimum they advertise). They took out student loans and got their degree. Not only did they deny the raise, they also waited 3 months after the degree was earned to tell the employee the reimbursement was going to be denied because it "wasn't needed for their position". So, this person trusted her employer to help them with their career, but then was saddled with more debt and no raise because of the shady practice the company has to save a buck. Again, AFTER A RECORD YEAR!!! Another story is when they hired a really smart person as the compliance manager. Doctorate and everything. They were collecting examples of how the company was out of compliance (their job) and putting together a plan to remedy. They were fired for "gathering evidence against the company". It was their job!!!
