Pros
The time I spent at KaBOOM! was painful, but not wasted. That's what I tell myself, anyway. 97% of the people who work here are genuinely kind and decent, fully capable of doing a fantastic job, if only they were allowed to do that. Alas, they are not.
Cons
If you can't explain something clearly, you don't really understand it yourself. Either management understands the new drifting, shifting mission and chose not to share it with the rest of us interchangeable cogs OR (more likely) they don't even really understand it themselves; either way, not a recipe for success. All we knew was whatever it is, it requires $$$$ and lots of it. Lots and lots of $$$$. Get those $$$$. Go, team, go. Kowtowing to the growling appetite of KaBOOM!'s founder & CEO has become more important - much more important -than anything else. So sad, but it is not going to change. Not. Going. To. Change. It's one thing to work really hard for something you're a part of, but it's a struggle to maintain motivation when it is clear you are not really included and what you think is of interest to no one. Not that you should even try to think for yourself, that's futile. Micro management isn't even the right measurement here, it's yocto management.