Bad company, bad leadership - Anonymous employee Samanage Employee Review

The CEO is far beyond just a micro manager -- he believes he knows how everything at the company should be done and is actively stopping the company’s progress as he refuses to delegate or give any real ownership to the rest of the executive team. As a result, the business gets jerked around based on his mood. The CEO is also quick to use intimidation with his staff and insult their work if it’s not exactly what he thinks should be done. Those who are “in” with the CEO make excuses for inexcusable behavior which makes the problem even worse, because those who feel mistreated then also feel like they can’t trust their co-workers. It’s an extremely political environment. Those close to the CEO do well and get promoted, others don’t. There are a couple of good leaders in high places but, for the most part, don’t expect to have a boss who cares about you or is willing to advocate for you. In general I would stay away from the enterprise side of the business -- pressures are very high there. Samanage has gotten a lot of valid feedback through Glassdoor reviews over the past year but doesn’t seem to care, because none of the concerns have been addressed. Samanage has even pushed employees to write positive reviews on here and to vote the more positive Glassdoor reviews as “Helpful” in order to bury the many, many negative reviews.