The company is very finance driven, with the key drawbacks being:
- Frugality on IT has allowed ancient software systems to remain in place. On-boarding can be especially painful.
- The amount of data required on both a regular and urgent basis is overwhelming. The old and inefficient IT services magnify that frustration.
- The need to deliver quarterly results can distract focus from the long term vision
Other cons:
- It is difficult to develop within a single business unit due to their limited sizes. Those willing to relocate have many more development opportunities.
- Besides the local GMs, the executive team appears to be losing touch with ground level employees. Had there been an ear to the ground on certain issues, good employees would still be with the company. HR seems to be spread thin.
- The mature business units are slow moving and put up the most resistance to change.