Taking micromanagement to a whole new level - Anonymous employee ECODIT Employee Review

Horrible benefits (no life insurance, cannot contribute to 401K until you have been with company for a year, no flexible pre-tax benefits like medical savings account and childcare). Owners micromanage home office staff from a distance; they refuse to institute proper policies, procedures, and systems and essentially just make rules up as they go along. They have massive control and trust issues, and instead of focusing on big picture things like marketing the company to USAID Missions, expanding its client base, or carefully positioning the company to break into new technical or geographic areas, they take it upon themselves to copy edit and format every single document, and insist on reviewing and approving every communication that goes out, even if prepared by professionals who have been doing this work for many years. The owners have supposedly been working in international development for many years but are in dire need of executive coaching as well as basic training in project management and business development. There is no accountability and no introspection. Just a whole lot of paranoia and distrust. Other members of the ‘senior team’ have dubious qualifications and have titles that do not fit their skill sets. There is no long-term plan or vision, and the bottom line is all that matters. Any opportunity that has “small business” in it, they go after, without much thought. Staff are treated like servants, and consultants, like hired help. This has resulted in an exodus of key technical staff this past year.