Chaotic and frustrating environment. The CEO is the worst micromanager I’ve ever worked with. Nothing ever gets done because he has to be involved in every single decision that gets made and he is constantly changing his mind. Strategies are constantly shifting, wasting endless amounts of money, time and energy on each new direction before it inevitably gets canned. Leadership doesn’t value quality staff, they don’t invest in them, they don’t do anything to encourage them to stay. So they leave in droves. In the 2 years I was there I saw 25+ of my immediate colleagues leave — and my department topped out around 20 people total.
There is insane pay inequality, with no apparent rhyme or reason to it. Some talented, hardworking people got paid peanuts; others enjoyed very high salaries despite being basically useless. Some managers were paid less than their own direct reports. Yikes!
I ignored many red flags when I took this job because it SEEMS like such a cool place to work, especially as an animal lover. The office is so colorful and cheery and it seems like people are just having fun all day, every day! But it’s very forced. Cake, beer, and dogs in the office simply do not make up for the insanity you have to deal with. Don’t work here. Don’t insure your pets here either, because they treat their customers just as badly as they treat their employees!
