• Culture declined sharply, with frequent reorgs, poor communication, and no clear direction.
• Executive leadership is a revolving door and makes reactive decisions without proper planning (e.g., rushing out a copycat hybrid policy after Amazon’s RTO announcement, without ensuring offices had enough desks).
• Low morale driven by shifting priorities and lack of recognition.
• Toxic managers who take credit, shift blame, publicly humiliate reports, and are either overly controlling or completely disengaged.
• Career development is virtually nonexistent. Goals are vague, constantly shifting, or contradictory. Meanwhile, higher-level roles appear with low requirements and are given to cheaper external hires while qualified internal employees are sidelined or discouraged from applying.
• Raises and bonuses are underwhelming. One profitable quarter, bonuses were cut to less than half of target, followed by "We Appreciate You" cookies from HR - a tone-deaf gesture that highlighted the disconnect.
• Hybrid policy has a clear double standard - most leaders work remotely, while others are held to an overly broad “commuting distance” rule.
• Departments operate in silos with limited cross-functional collaboration.