Virtually no automation of core business processes
IT, Talent and Culture are starved of resources and innovative thinking and provide poor support to other business functions
Too many layers of senior leadership with big dreams brought in from multi-billion dollar companies but with...
- no budget to build the empire the CEO theorizes about
- no deep knowledge of the access business
- no influence or imagination to effect change
- no real vision to scale
... but with lots of authority to fire individuals who disagree and attaboy the "yes men", who are willing to selflessly "take one for the team"
Don't expect to build a career out of your accomplishments at Calix. In fact, the job description you interviewed for may only remotely resemble what you end up doing.