Pros
- I have met and been lucky to work with some amazing people. - While it seems riskier to do so now, there is the flexibility to run an errand, go to apportionment or deal with family matters as needed.
Cons
- Pay is below market value in almost all positions. - There is no career pathing if you want to be more than an individual contributor. - There are no meaningful raises. - Teams are denied back-fills or told they could only hire from low-cost regions (Mexico or India). - Jobs are eliminated or "best-shored" at an increasing pace. - C-Levels are unaware or do not care about the fallout from their decisions around priorities or staffing. - People are laid off, or reprioritized, and then your group gets the luxury of meeting with C-Levels every week to explain why your numbers are down. - ELT demands high output while also denying us the necessary tools, resources, and headcount to meet these demands. - Critical tools and resources are eliminated in the guise of consolidation and increasing efficiency but are all about cost-saving measures. Leadership is too cowardly to come right out and say that. - Constant change in leadership at every level means we are always pivoting messages and tactics. - Everyone is rushing around to show leadership that they are doing something, but a lot of that work isn't impactful or revenue-driving. - High performers are lucky to be rewarded with more work and responsibilities and nothing else to compensate them or help them get this new workload done. - No consistency of leadership. In my time here I've had 11 manager changes - after two per year. There have also been seven or more sales leaders, six CMOs, and four CEOs - all with their own agendas and goals which means we are constantly activating on new messaging and priorities.