When management is unable to set goals, this is a sign of huge problems. They had employees for 3 to 5 months and provided zero guidance. What a waste of time for Symbotic, employees, and more importantly their customers (Walmart). They could have used that time to improve multiple Symbotic products and impress Walmart and other customers.
And to add to this, after 5 months they still don't know what to do - amazing.
Communication from company leadership (c-suite) was only when you were informed of your employment status (let go or kept). Zero goals or direction for 5 months. They had many months prior to the acquisition to figure things out and act like they know what they are doing. I can only assume they didn't care enough about their employees.
In talking to others, this is how they operate. They don't care about their employees and treat them as disposable. The one all hands meeting I saw this message was clear. No competent CEO tells their employees that if "they employees are let go" can easily find another job because they are in the Boston area. I must have missed that chapter in all the leadership books I've read.
When I talked to long term Symbotic employees about applying for a job there, they all said "don't do it." I wasn't expecting that answer, but I should not have been shocked.
