Little trust in any subordinate to do what they are hired to do.
Managers and Directors constantly contradict the experience of professional employees.
The culture is more of a 'What will the person I report to accept?" rather than "What's the best/right solution for this problem?". This tends to continue up the chain and results in a "What would Brian (CEO) accept?". This slows down all processes.
Almost every position is overworked, which means projects don't get initiated in a timely manner, resulting in all projects being rushed, which contributes to the chaos/overworked culture. Many are expected to work overtime and weekends to accomplish projects. The whole thing is cyclic and requires top down intervention.
Senior management are always busy... this is a company that is meeting'd to death. I never felt I could approach a senior person, Director, VP, CEO, and have a candid conversation with them. Whereas at my previous company, all senior staff took time to walk with, and sit amongst, eat lunch with, and generally speak with employees on a day-to-day basis.