Low morale within the organization
Pros
The company benefits are great - from great healthcare coverage and incentives to summer Fridays starting in March and jeans every day, the benefits are hard to beat. Traditional brand marketers have a set career growth plan, but other roles really have to advocate for change. Salaries are fair and high for the area.
Cons
Morale is extremely low. New senior leaders say they want to get to the bottom of it (via the Global Opinion Survey) but bigger changes are needed as good, smart people are leaving in droves. Workloads have been increased with no increase in headcount, leaving people overworked and frustrated. In the ZBB world, travel is reduced greatly with $150 hotel rate maximums even in cities like NYC or Chicago. No cell phones are provided and stipends have been reduced to a handful of employees. Many managers are poor leaders and even with negative reviews, they continue to manage and drive their people away. Onboarding is very poor and people are often thrown into roles with little/no experience. The HQ location is in the middle of a run down, low-income city with nothing to offer outside of the walls. Executives don’t even live in the state - including the CEO. Employees are told that flexible work arrangements are encouraged but it’s difficult for people to actually get approval for it on a regular basis.
