Growing Too Quickly/ Top Heavy/ Minimal Growth Opportunity - Anonymous employee Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. Employee Review

Company was recently bought in the last few years and is trying to grow quickly. From an outward appearance, the company has expanded locations and improved their facilities to accommodate new work, but concern is not for the employee. Manpower and training tools are limited, with high performance expectations. Office equipment and furniture dates from 90’s making the working conditions uncomfortable, medical unsound and the work load difficult to get ahead of. The company is not flexible or generous with modern perks such as telecommuting, team building efforts, competitive 401k, or processes and procedures. A lot of manual paperwork procedures with minimal digital updates. Employees tend to stay in positions for the majority of their career causing little openness to diversity on all levels and opportunity for growth specifically for the younger generation (20’s-30’s). Not a lot of team playing, as the culture is to not help and work as a team, but rather find opportunities to boost self at the expense of others. Would consider this company to be “cut throat” in team dynamics. Cross promotion into other positions or other departments is encouraged, but not acted upon. The organization and communication between departments are limited. With the company being bought by an investment firm the objective tone of the company is apparent. Minimal support from leadership new hires in implementing new processes across the company due to lack of communication and information. There is a lack of transparency with leadership in fear that one department will have the same common knowledge as the other causing the threat of one department not having the advantage over others with knowledge. A lack of desire to “share the knowledge” is present. Bonuses and raises are rare. Promotion appears to be based of tenure; demotion is common. Be sure to do your research on compensation and have a full outline of job requirements as the positions tend to underpay. Lastly, the awards the company receives for work culture appear to be primarily due to efforts from the previous owners and staff. The survey is sent out, but leadership can review your remarks and ratings if too many are low, identifying origin of responses and thus causing employees to not be as transparent.