Frequent restructures and layoffs, as well as international outsourcing and use of contractors, as the primary means to reduce costs.
Degradation of products and services due to lack of staff and resources, resulting in remaining staff bearing those burdens from the client side as well as internally with a heightened workload.
Habitually poor execution of performance reviews, which are supposed to be independent from merit compensation, yet directly influence how merit percentages are awarded.
Consistently demoralizing implementation of merit increases - misleading messaging regarding merit processes, long delays, very poor or no reward amounts that are not communicated up front.
Overall poor compensation vs. workload ratio, as well as compensation that is below-market while executive perks and sales team rewards remain visibly intact.
Communication touts revenue wins while simultaneously cutting merit rewards and laying off people.