Stagnant management hampers innovation and talent retention
Pros
Relaxed, nice people, stable (for now)
Cons
Outdated Management! The leadership structure is slow and resistant to modern change. Management assumes an "always been done this way" mindset, leading to unnecessary roadblocks and missed opportunities for innovation. The focus is on maintaining the status quo rather than adapting to the market. Sales Engineering team here in the us is completely stagnant, they run this team like they always have for 20 years now, & when they say "we need to modernize & change" - mgmt fires or demotes the good talent we have, but never addresses the real problem, the same people have been our "Heads of Engineering" for 15+ years & still think you need 20 years of experience to "be at their level" - what a joke. There is a persistent culture of old managers who seem to derive authority solely from seniority, rather than current expertise or forward thinking vision. Compensation is well below industry average & we are losing good talent every day. IMO the company is on it's way out, will probably be sold or acquired somehow in the next couple of years. This one won't survive the AI boom. I'm still working here, but actively looking for a way out.