Like your uncle - tries to be cool, but finds it almost impossible to change
Pros
Initially it’s great – parties, fun people, access to the best places, seems like a great place to work. Employees are generally proud to be associated with the company.
Cons
Once you start to think about a career, if you’re not French, white, male and “sponsored” you’re not going anywhere. Tries to project a young, cool, funky image (and they’re very good at this as it’s a marketing-centered company), but in reality it’s a very French, family-run traditional business, where your friends are more important than your ability. Nobody can take a decision until it’s passed all the way up the chain; micromanagement is the order of the day. To be fair to the CEO, he gives the impression that he's trying to change the company. But he's from the family, so it's going to be difficult for him to understand and make the changes that are needed: and obviously, he is a white, French, sponsored male...
