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Honorable Evolution - Anonymous employee Common Thread Collective Employee Review

5.0
Apr 8, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

CTC has shown tremendous heart by opening up recourses like ADmission for free to people around the world due to the COIVD pandemic. It's been honorable to be part of and witness how our expertise is making an impact. Leadership has done a great job being transparent in where we as a company stand and how we are helping other companies along the way. It's been a huge testament to the sincere culture this place is known for. Adapting to complete remote work really highlights how much I miss our office environment and the amazing people who fill it. This time has been a testament to the collaborative environment CTC promotes - even if over a Hangout meeting. The recent addition of new VPs has elevated CTC. It's brought in new expertise and allowed existing leaders to hone in on their departments. The focus and alignment is coming through strongly. There have been a lot of shifts at CTC but Quest was a place that really allowed for everyone to be heard, down to reevaluating the core values as a group. TMYD is literally amazing. The dream identification process and the resources allocated toward dream pursuit still catch me off guard. CTC is tying its success to dream achievement which makes so much sense to me. It's literally the mission statement of this place. Finding ways to measure that is a smart move and motivates me. CTC is collecting feedback more regularly and I see their desire to help current employees and clients really make their dreams a reality.

Cons

Overall the place has evolved. I don't know that this is a con because that would mean I haven't grown since I got here. Once of the best parts of CTC is that I feel I get to grow alongside it. That does mean that there are changes and that you have to adapt to them, but I trust the intentions are good and that counts for everything.

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You will learn quick what to avoid in future companies and employees. Every role after will be a breath of fresh air.

Cons

CTC is a chaotic, ego-driven mess, churning and burning employees and clients. CEO Taylor Holiday is a wannabe Twitter influencer playing entrepreneur, surrounded by an inner-circle of unqualified buddies. Strategy changes constantly, positive reviews are fabricated, departments are dissolved on a whim, and layoffs are routine. CTC demands unrealistic output from overworked employees, all while preaching a fake culture of “transparency” and “work-life balance.” Transparency means hyped-up financial updates paired with weird parties and alcohol, followed immediately by entire department layoffs. Work-life balance means 60 hour work weeks with a level of micromanagement I haven’t seen before or since. Not convinced yet? Welcome to leadership meetings where no one has a plan and everyone is too afraid to say the truth. Staying close to the in-crowd matters more than results or performance because it might just keep you your job. I’ll never forget CTC’s empty promises about development and achieving dreams, all while exploiting, discarding, and abusing everyone in sight. If you value your career, mental health, or basic respect, stay far away.

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