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"Mushroom" Leadership (keeping everyone in the dark and feed them manure) - Anonymous employee Universal Music Group Employee Review

2.0
Sep 26, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free parking, company recognition and some event access.

Cons

Here, it is a Zero Sum game between Senior executives and between the rest of us. The goal of Sr. Management is to conserve each other at the expense of their direct reports. They have no accountability when quarterly or yearly benchmarks are not met, but instead trim the fat and dismiss people. There has been in my short time here, no one who is safe from this cowardly practice; My boss is a "Seagull" (swoops in, squawks, and drops unpleasant things on people). Most of Senior management lack the skills, tact and the talent to be effective leaders. They do know how to inspire their team to work from a vision or goal and only inspire the fear of losing one’s job if you don’t comply with their every wish. Challenging the status quo is not a respected virtue here. Everything is summed with the title of this review. Work here at your own peril.

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Pros

Enjoyed learning about new artists/music. Worked with some great, talented colleagues. Benefits were top notch.

Cons

This is a fear-based culture through and through. Most are in a constant state of fight or flight. I’d never experienced such a volatile environment which was largely driven from the top. Huge pay disparity between upper management and rest of staff.

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