- Company wants to be a “tech company,” but the talent, tech stack, and leadership capability don’t match the audacious, shareholder-driven goals
- Unstable organization: frequent leadership changes, power dynamics, cost cutting, and restructures
-Lowball salaries; very stingy with compensation and benefits
- Does not want to hire top talents to fulfill ambitious goals and keep the systems running
- Little to no process, accountability, or clarity in roles and responsibilities
- Pushes AI heavily without clear business use cases—often feels like vaporware for optics
- Preference for lower-cost employees (less experienced hires, interns) over needed expertise
- Outdated tech stack, no budget for modern tools, and constant buzzword pivots with no clear vision
- not a place to come to work if you want to feel valued
- Gallup survey results can't be trusted. Direct reports are pushed to filter negative feedback through management before responding, undermining the integrity of the survey.
- Managers ask direct reports to commit time outside of work and weekend despite salaried roles and no overtime
- High stress, constant chaos due to poor planning, prioritization, and limited budgets
- inflated leadership; have budget to expand the leadership team but no funds for the people actually doing the operational work.
- no thought leadership or clear, consistent direction
Avoid! A company that doesn't value the people doing the actual work
