Madison Reed reviews about "ceo"

I didn’t experience any cons with my Video role. Only experienced a con when I tried a different role so I left the organization.

Lack of transparency between teams

NO work life balance whatsoever. This would be a job for someone who is single or strictly dedicated to their job no family or children. You will work 24/7 if you are on salary. As the GM the expected a work week is a minimum of 45+ hours. You are on call 24/7. There is no verbal communication it is 90% email, slack, or text. You are expected to answer immediately and deal with all situations. If not, you would be reprimanded. The clientele is huge! Not a bad thing, however there is not enough or payroll to accommodate for the guest. So, you are taking over 20+ clients a day and expected to manage the salon and perform everything else. Leading you to easily work a 55+ hour week which is "normal" I worked over 10 hours an any given day worked over my breaks and lunches. I work when I get home from work, when I wake up each morning I start working from home all on top of being at the color bar for 10+ hours. Mandated conference calls on your days off or any calls. Upper management is nothing but micro mangers. They say there is room for growth but its strictly politics. They talk about culture there is none. They hold feelings which prevents you from every having things confidential. I have been in the industry for over 12+ years and have had large work loads and I understand what it takes to do they back end work. However we are not a robot and are still human. This is job for someone who is newer to management and wants to grow. This is for someone who doesn't have a life outside of work. Maybe good for someone relocating to the area looking for a job? Best of luck to the company and the workers.

The CEO is fake. The values are fake. The VP controls the salons and has severe power control issues. Corporate will pop in and just tell you what you’re doing wrong- no support. They are horribly understaffed with no sympathy to personal schedules. They operate under intimidation tactics. The only people leaving good reviews work in HQ and are asked to leave good reviews- they don’t know the color bars. They live In denial Of how it really operates.

Leadership by fear and excessively punitive coaching methods. Political, toxic, petty, drama-ridden environment. Profit was king. Bonuses were made impossible to hit. Zero W/L balance. Insane amounts of turnover...and they wonder why... Colorists and GM's get little support staff, poorly managed tech and often go without breaks, meals, time off. Hide poor work environment and lack of balance behind redundant "town hall pep rally's" with CEO, telling everyone how much she cares about them; constant flow of MR swag, and junk food. Rules only apply based on who's ego you feed. Upper leadership have personal relationships that create major conflicts of interest. Goal to get to IPO is the only thing that matters.

There are some rough spots with management changes and staying focused on specific strategies.

The CEO and C team talk a lot about the values but do not live them. The company is full of backstabing, gossip, and nepotism. To get ahead, you have to be a bully. Many leadership roles are filled with friends of the CEO which would be fine if the people knew what they are doing, but they don't. There is little to no strategy. Constant chaos. Constant fear of leadership. You cannot speak up without retribution.

No work life balance, very challenging leadership above DM level, GM’s and colorists are one of the hardest working in the industry and get no accolades. Impossible budgets, too fast of growth- no planning at Executive level, and challenging to work with other field leaders.