Pros
I was paid more than others, but still grossly under market value.
Cons
My time with Biotrack/Alleaves was short due to coming from an acquisition from another company. I was initially very excited about the change up and genuinely looked forward to the opportunity to be productive, and work with a leadership team that had more than just an exit strategy in mind. I was disappointed how painfully slow any integration between companies happened. We were promised new job descriptions etc, and after 6 months with no changes, I went somewhere else. What I learned quickly is that everyone of my new counterparts had been apart of this fear based and toxic work culture. Which was simply described like Game of Thrones. It made working with anyone incredibly difficult because they were solely focused on protecting their small corner of the world. The tone of every meeting I attended was one of silent frustration and implications. "Read in between the lines" and "Read the room" were phases that were often said by Leadership to silence opinions and kept people pitted against each other with unclear expectations. This is something I learned was true for every department I had a chance to talk with. The most appalling thing I witnessed during my short stay was when someone in a high executive position was talking "poop" about a co-worker saying "That person can't lead themselves out of a paper bag". I found that to be more a accurate assessment of leadership. The person they were talking about was the single most helpful person I worked with, because they knew was it was like to be out on an island with no direction or support. When things were communicated to HR we all had to take some harassment quiz. Which felt like putting a band-aid on after being mauled by a shark. All of the technological problems aside, I found the company to not have a mission that I feel would move the cannabis industry forward.
