Sinking Ship, RUN from this company - Anonymous employee CYM Living Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not much left any more

Cons

Was acquired by CYM living, and in the span of two years, I watched the executive leadership team make all the incorrect decisions and run it directly into the ground, after which they pointed at the old (successful) company as the reason, looking for anyone they could blame beside themselves. They have no earthly idea what they're doing and refuse to listen to the employees who do know what they're doing. As a result, there was mass exodus of competent employees, and nearly none are left. When I left, they were struggling to keep the company afloat and I'm sure it hasn't improved. If you join this company, your mental health will suffer until you decide to leave, or it goes under.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

- Learn how to work with minimal support/resources - Teaches you how to adapt under pressure

Cons

The culture here is honestly one of the most toxic work environments I’ve experienced. Personal relationships and favoritism seem to matter far more than actual performance, experience, or hard work. There appears to be a strong culture of personal connections influencing promotions and leadership hiring decisions, with friends and family frequently placed into high-paying leadership roles regardless of whether they have the experience typically expected for those positions. The company also appears to heavily favor friends’ and family members’ construction/supply companies, even when pricing is significantly higher than competing vendors, while simultaneously nickel-and-diming smaller or unrelated vendors over every expense to compensate. The hardest part is that leadership will constantly praise and reassure employees to their face, but the second you do something they dislike or become inconvenient, the narrative completely changes and suddenly you’re treated like you’ve been failing all along. It creates a very uncomfortable environment where employees never feel secure or genuinely valued. There are good people at the company, but the overall culture feels extremely political, inconsistent, and emotionally manipulative. Transparency and professionalism from upper management are lacking, and favoritism heavily impacts employee experience and advancement.

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