- They use all the buzzwords about “culture” and “values”, but they aren’t actually the case in practice when it comes to employees
- Work/life balance is not a priority
- High turnover - the company spends months trying to hire the perfect person, yet has lost the following in just the past 6 months: CTO, 2 VP’s, HR Manager, Recruiter, Facilities Manager, to name just a few.
- They hire more C-level and VP level execs, yet ignore support needs of several teams, leaving many to work long hours juggling jobs for 3 people
- It’s an environment where very few people are smiling and everyone is stressed or looks miserable.
- Execs do not listen to input from subject matter experts on topics on which they’re leading but don’t know about themselves