-It's so frustrating working here. I had to leave to remember that not all companies have that kind of friction. It feels confusingly hard to get even the simplest things done. It's such a great product, but we just couldn't get our sh*t together as a company. I've worked at 10K+ organizations that weren't so entrenched in bureaucracy. There are less than 2K corporate employees...totally unnecessary for that kind of tape. Go back to operating like a scrappy start up...it's way more fun and productive!
-Unclear goals, poor financial planning and foresight (ie, the pandemic might end and people might approach gyms in a hybrid way)
-Leadership became super unapproachable, hierarchical, and disconnected from each other and from employees.
-New CEO is turning the focus to subscription vs hardware...and the hardware was one of the best things about the product. Subscription just feels kind of "meh."
-Pivoting so much that I felt like I was performing "32 Fouettes" from Swan Lake on a quarterly basis
-Not so great behavior crept into the org, which I think can be expected during a time of financial strain and lack of resources. Gossip, lots of big smart jargony words and presentations and strategies but no real action, territorialism, rudeness
-Lots of ego at the leadership level, and for anyone working with or near the instructors. Reminded me of working in the music industry...just kind of yucky to idolize fame/famous people.
-I could talk about the stock crashing but we're not alone in that in this market. It hurts, that's all I'll say.
