The entire Harris strategy is to buy (usually under-performing) companies with recurring revenue streams and milk them until the cash flow dries up. Unfortunately, that typically means squeezing out as many costs as they can. In their business, the largest cost is human capital, hence the inherent lack of job security in this model. Even if you are needed today, you never know when the cash flow will dry up and your job along with it - because Harris management are used to milking companies, not growing them. That's why almost every job there is a dead end job.
Recently, since they are running out of acquisition targets, they've decided to grow the businesses they acquire, but for some strange reason all of their business success metrics are still focused short-term profit, instead of long-term growth. That sends a mixed message to the staff and the market that Harris wants long term growth, but lacks the patience to get there.
