Good attracts good and bad attracts bad! In case of Gordian, bad attracted worse.
Somehow Gordian managed to hire top leadership which is very toxic. Except CFO, everyone else has different interests at heart. Different departments are functioning as different companies. All CXO level individuals are very egostic in nature and hurting each other's departments without knowing that it is a same ship. Hiring, especially in product and IT team are based on ethnic background or family and friends. HR has become a gang of mafia referring their friends. Once hired these friends created a culture of mafia mentality. They are immune to any disciplinary action irrespective of the performance. Throwing hard working people under the bus or on firing list is a norm. Instead of finding opportunities to improve, I remember CEO setting up a group meeting and threatening for action against hard working employee for putting such posts on glassdoor or social media. People are in leadership positions where they do not have prior knowledge in the field, this is okay if new people have intentions to learn but this concept is alien to Gordian culture. Instead easy path is chosen to be part of mafia group and protect themselves - architect(s) in IT or few product owners fall in this category where their survival is solely based on failures of others and not on a 'team' win. It is unfortunate. Product team has no intentions or attitude or real experience in the field of creating or marketing product. Product head is smart but all smartness is wasted in finding reasons-scapegoat on how to put other department under the bus and force blame of failure on IT, Marketing or Sales . Few insiders from IT, Marketing have become 'pet' for product and they get to do what they like because of blessing from product head. Other are getting frustrated, they leave or they get fired. I knew the founder of this company and worked with them for some years, they would cry out loud if they see the current moral and culture of this place. It has turned into a life sucking force where you will be thrown out of the company irrespective of your ability. Your survival depends on not your contribution but your alignment with HR mafia team or being 'pet' of narrow-minded leadership. My message: take job here only when you don't have any other option on the horizon, People who are already in - please find or ask for help to find better option outside. Recently, we saw exit of few dedicated and smart people, this is not a good sign. People with wrong intentions are continuing to rule the place. I am worried.
