The marketing dept is “lead” by an oppressive, and some might say,at times a verbally abusive CMO that lacks any kind of genuine empathy, and sincerity. Rather than offer advice or support, they will break you down emotionally and humiliate you in public. I sincerely wish this was not the case. That being said, they have good qualities, as does every human being. The CMO is extremely intelligent and has a good sense of humor. The revolving door in marketing is an embarrassment. But HR does not care. They have done and will do nothing. Ever. The CMO is liked by the founder. So, there you go. Product marketing roles are vacated often, only second to event marketing. This turn over is unprecedented. When brought in as a sr manager or higher, you are not trusted to manage your own events, or projects, you are always directed to “do it in a specific way”. A way that is generally not best practices and that is time consuming. Often, I felt like I was always taking one step forward and five steps back. It became demoralizing. Often I worked until 10 or 11pm three to four times a week. The CMO also has this expectation that you should work weekends. They have scheduled meeting on weekends. The environment was thick with dispare, frustration and a lot of confusion. I know of several people that quit with even having another job. This is how desperate the situation becomes. The group could be an amazing, fun, supportive, but sadly it is not, and I’m afraid it will never be, as this has been a problem group for several years. It just won’t change. Also I feel I must mention not all peers in this group are forthright and one person lacks integrity, values and will throw you under the bus and has a “ better you than me” mentality. So please consider seriously if you take a job in this marketing group. Best of luck.
