Rotting from the Core - Anonymous employee Tripadvisor Employee Review

1.0
Jul 5, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Free food/snacks/drinks - Good pay - Solid company performance - For now, still a good name to have on the resume (good time to get out and look!)

Cons

- The environment is getting more TOXIC and OPPRESSIVE by the day - Incompetent second level mgt running the company into the ground – worst leadership I’ve seen in my entire career - Hyper-critical and focused on unnecessary details instead of big picture issues - Fear-based management style - All decisions, big and small, are based on consensus – take forever to finalize and are usually make watered-down ineffective changes - Being a jerk is encouraged and accepted behavior. - Unfriendly, unprofessional and rude - starts at the top, and has trickled down to all levels. - What the company seems to be from the outside and what they say in the interview process is opposite of what it actually is: there are tail-chasing inefficiencies everywhere you look, unrealistic goals with robot-like expectations and short-sighted innovation. - Most employees have become complacent and passion-less. Personality, smiles or laughter is practically non-existent. This is an unhappy place to work.

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