Pros
The one upside is that difficult conditions tend to create strong friendships among employees who are navigating the dysfunction together.
Cons
Since the current CEO took over, the company culture has deteriorated significantly. Leadership is driven by fear, favoritism, and outdated management tactics rather than trust, collaboration, or innovation. Unless you are part of the CEO’s inner circle, your voice and experience are largely ignored. There is little respect for employees, especially experienced professionals who bring fresh ideas or challenge the status quo. Innovation seems to be valued only in certain departments, while others are expected to simply comply and stay quiet. Micromanagement is extreme. Attendance and time tracking appear to be prioritized over actual business growth, employee engagement, or strategic leadership. Employees often feel watched rather than supported. Managers are routinely excluded from decisions and conversations they should rightfully be part of, only to learn about changes involving their own teams, projects, initiatives, or people after everyone else does. It is embarrassing, degrading, and blatantly disrespectful to those expected to lead without being informed. The current leadership team is one of the most condescending, incompetent, and disrespectful groups I have ever worked with. It is genuinely surprising that basic validation of leadership capability and competence seemed to be overlooked during the hiring process. Leadership turnover has been especially telling. Some of the most capable, experienced, and professional leaders (women), particularly those who advocated for fairness, stronger policies, employee rights, and challenged outdated thinking, were pushed out. They were replaced by individuals more willing to comply than lead. This has created an environment where independent thought is discouraged and loyalty is valued over competence. The CEO appears to want complete control, leaving little room for other leaders to make meaningful improvements or do what is right for employees. As a result, morale is low, motivation is lacking, and there is a clear absence of integrity, trust, and accountability across senior leadership. For prospective candidates: be very cautious. If you value a healthy culture, respect, autonomy, collaboration, and the ability to make an impact, this is not be the right place. I could write a novel of examples, but Glassdoor’s character limit won’t allow it.