There are no perfect places to work and rather than this be a list of cons, I feel as if this is more of a list of opportunities for WWT to get better.
When you are not based at One World Wide Way, there doesn't seem to be any of the culture that everyone talks about and the feeling is that we use the word, culture, to compensate for things that we lack or to counterbalance others actions. The words and actions from individuals do not match which is a concern - do as I say, not as I do.
I see the Executive Team living "The Path", but I am not sure that people outside of the Nepotism Ring would say that management, not leadership, live the same Core Values that Jim and team live. It is nice that everyone's brothers, sisters, college roommates, sons, daughters, cousins, nephews, nieces, wives, husbands, and in-laws work together, but is anyone evaluating whether these family members are the right people for the job roles they are in? It does become quite comical when you realize how widespread nepotism runs and when we were a 100-person, that type of hiring is fine, but not for a $11B company when we have sales goals that rely on these individuals to get their jobs done at a level that is above average.
There truly is a lack of accountability that lives at WWT and mediocrity seems to be accepted in certain areas. Considering the competitive spirit that the leadership team has, it is surprising that mediocrity continues without any changes being made across all areas within WWT. The organization talks about cutting expenses which is admirable and fair, but has anyone looked around at the teams who have not made their sales quota, who have missed their sales targets year after year, or who cannot sell anything except Cisco product? Not many account team changes from what we see and the overhead appears to be excessive.
Align and Execute was the 2019 message we received and that is exactly what we need to do, but you cannot do these things unless changes are made at some of the Sr. Leadership positions (within the nepotism ring). Is anyone from outside the current payroll considered for prominent roles who can help us Align and Execute? A portion of the leadership team is comprised of 20-yr employees that do not seem to have a lot of fresh ideas outside of WWT or industry experience at running organizations that are critical to our long-term success.
