Upon acquisition we were told things would remain the same, benefits would be comparable, work flow would stay the same, nothing would be interrupted, etc. All of the above are false. Projects stopped coming in, contracts were getting lost, clients were unhappy. Legacy projects flowed much better than anything within the IMEG structure. The acquisition process is slow, as expected, but training on standards and processes didn’t start until a year after, leaving us stranded on new projects with no direction. Reaching out to upper management for help and mentorship only puts a target on you. CEO preaches that lay-offs never happen and will never have to, guess what….that was another lie. And you better hope that when they do in fact come around that you are not a minority or someone with a disability on file, you’ll be the first to go. The process of being laid off was just about as cold as it could get. Upper management is 100% in it to acquire as much as they can before they all retire. They will try to get you to buy into the ESOP by telling you how great it is only to later find out you can’t touch any of those funds for a year after separation regardless of the reason for it. When acquired, the legacy company had close to 80 employees, they started leaving in flocks because of how many lies there were and how miserable the acquisition made things, there are now less than 30 employees in that specific office. If that doesn’t speak volumes I don’t know what does. Just do yourself a favor and stay away.
