SevOne reviews

All the above pros diminished constantly and dramatically over time. Management became disconnected and out of touch with the genuine issues hurting the business and the people responsible for getting things done. The organization (and very true for my department) became very top heavy. The disconnect widened with each passing quarter. Continuous "new initiatives" confused priorities and diluted our ability to execute deeply. I still loved what I did, but I had to pep talk myself and my team continuously. In the end, all that we accomplished was treated as a little thing, and we were all let go.

Bain Capital bought in, and started bloating the top. MBA's decided it wasn't necessary to hire the best engineers - greenhorns were cheaper. The executive offices were moved 350 miles north, but they still claimed to have an "open door" policy. (And there were a LOT more doors; you just couldn't get to them.) The founders lost control. We no longer had a reputation of the thickest door in IT. Quarterly Garage Band happy hours stopped. Lip service was being paid to Quality while coding time was cut. Massive layoffs of workers when bloated Bain management couldn't whip the sales team into selling as much as they wanted. The Garage Band's founding coordinator was laid off. Morale took a nose dive. Bain management decided the best way to fix it was to lay off a bunch more workers. Now they seem mystified as to why morale and sales did not improve as a consequence. "You have unlimited PTO now!" Of course if you take any, expect to be among the next group receiving pink slips. (Did I say that out loud? Just kidding.)