Broken promises, half-truths, and confirmation bias - Anonymous employee Pluralsight Employee Review

***Disclaimer*** I have been hesitant to post anything on Glassdoor for some time now. I'm much rather prefer to have an open dialogue, but as time goes on, the more apparent it is that that isn't an option. I want to make it clear that I love the people at Pluralsight, and the product we provide. Both are fantastic. Much like our culture and executive leadership was in the past. If you've ever watched Undrcover Boss, your heart has probably been warmed by the passion and empathy a CEO can have for their employees. Our CEO is nothing like that. In fact, not only does he not give a hoot about his employees, he has personally swindled them into sacrificing for Pluralsight with the (unkept) promise that they will be taken care of when the time comes... Whether intentional or not, I'm not sure. Either way, it's moot. Its been heartbreaking to see so many genuine, hardworking people trust unwaiveringly, only to be left holding the short stick. Not only has he become an expert in disappointment, he's also the king of corporate jargon. No one... I repeat... No one, can understand what in the world he's talking about when he gets on his soapbox in an attempt to convey some type of synthetic leadership. Pluralsight feels more like a cult these days than it does a tech company. Everything that he swore was different about Pluralsight has now become it's identity. A true leader can admit their mistakes or shortcomings, and that's something he has never done. His "keep up with the Jonses" mentality has crippled the org. On the advice of a peer CEO from Utah County, he stood up a CSM arm that was formed from 50% of the sales dept, then blamed sales for coming up short on their number. He justified not paying bonuses last year for EBITDA dropping to nearly zero, then paid himself, executives, and board out a cool $50k each in bonus. Look it up. It's public information. He's ran out quality talent and real leaders, and lost friendships in pursuit of the dollar. The hardest part of being a Pluralsight employee is knowing that things didn't have to be this way. We always did good things, and did them for the right reasons. We do things now in pursuit of the dollar. Our slew of new executives have been less than encouraging, to say the least. Our Chief Revenue Officer promised huge paychecks upon arrival, but can't seem to stick with a decision for more than a day or two. Our Chief People Officer promised a career advancement path and line of sight to greater compensation. She's been caught on a hot mic more than once patting herself on the back, but hasn't seemed to produce anything material, other than a propaganda tour to each office in hopes of increasing our Employee Engagement score...or so it seems. Our Chief Marketing Officer is best known for giving the ridiculous advice of "you should quit your job before you have a new one", and not-so-humble-bragging about the size of her estate in a recently published Forbes article. In the past, we had 3 values... Truthseek, eternal optimism, and entrepreneurship. We scrapped those recently, and replaced them with new language, one of which is to "seek context with understanding". This isn't an attempt to mud-sling or offend. It's a series of observations and examples that illustrate how off track we've become. I hope that Pluralsight executive leadership can seek to understand the context I'm trying to convey. Respect your people. Tell the truth. Admit when you were wrong. Our CRO recently said, "Sometimes you've got to fire your customer." Which is true. And if things don't turn around soon, Pluralsight employees are going to fire their employer en masse.