Innovative projects and solutions, but many middle tier managers have been here a long time and are not innovative or creative. Lots of emphasis on 'face-time', and management style feels 15 years out of date. Lots of micro managing and passing down of extra responsibilities, with no compensation in return. Goals change multiple times per year or are not even communicated until mid year, meaning a functional 6 months to achieve a years' worth of work.
Career advancement hindered by lifers who do not move on, and there is no career advancement outside of Atlanta or St Louis. It is great if you work in these two markets, but frustrating when you consistently see talent and ability passed over in favor of proximity. Company requires employees to mark their status as fully relocatable and able to travel 50% in order to be considered for management positions.
Divisions are still very siloed, meaning that managers rarely consider internal candidates from other parts of the company, even though HR gives the impression that career growth is entirely fluid. In reality, only upper management seem to move easily from silo to silo, whereas lower tiers are not given the ability to move laterally. Overall, there seems to be a large communication gap between what HR and Exec team are pushing for and what actually happens at the managerial levels.
