The regular employee turnover and continuous layoffs should be enough of a sign that the company is poorly run but it doesn't quite do it justice.
Direction - There is zero direction and on the few occasions where it seemed there was a roadmap, it would change a few days later. Total chaos and no chance to actually build.
Leadership - Everything happens behind closed doors with no chance for employees to understand rationale of decisions. The leadership team have to bow down to the whims of the inexperienced CEO in fear of being let go. Lots of sycophants in leadership and a culture of fear with no consideration for employee well being.
CEO - Sadly he is a the root cause of the issues. He doesn't care about employees, only how he looks. Expectations are set that it's his way or the door. The energy is that he is cosplaying as a CEO and wants to be involved in every minor detail just to look like he's doing something when in reality he's slowing everything and everyone down. He routinely would fire people on a whim and was known to send quite disparaging messages about leavers on the public Slack channels no matter of seniority.
Opportunity - It's hard to progress there due to the chaos. If you aren't in the inner circle then opportunity seizes up.
