Company is third or fourth of the same stripe for owner and is run as a hobby; marginal profitability is enough and despite endless discussion of new directions and growth, every day is "same as before" and there is no real top-level interest in anything else. Detailed planning projects are urged along and then shelved for the next idea.
Sales department does little except process orders from longstanding clients. Technical and warehouse end is competently run but has high turnover in both staff and supervisory positions. Complete deadwood in at least two critical office positions limits possibility of change, growth or even improvement in established core competencies.
There is a general obsession with the irrelevant aspects of daily operation while options for actual improvement are bypassed. Overall, there is a sense that playing the game of running a company is more important than actually operating efficiently and with the future in mind. It will likely shut down the day profits go red, and the owner will move on to the next bright idea.
