Executive turnover has been a constant in go-to-market functions, to the point where it is very rare to see the same combination of senior leaders for more than a few months. This leads to incredibly inconsistent vision, messaging, and execution.
Everything is being pushed to have an AI-first approach, and this is clearly being driven by people who have no understanding of what the product currently does, or what problems we are trying to solve. Just adding AI to something doesn't make it good.
There is a severe lack of basic respect from management on down; it's not uncommon to see Sr. Directors and above treat their subordinates with little to no respect — the condescension is real, which is doubly ironic when the people in charge are yelling at you about current problems and demanding you fix them without providing an ounce of direction, clear vision, or ownership.
Career growth is a joke, with leadership making significant changes to the career ladder without any transparent replacement framework — embarrassing for a company that is supposedly a leader in tech.
There is a definite culture of "PTO is for the weak," as people are expected to not only check in after taking approved time off, but also join meetings and complete newly assigned tasks.
