Morale on a rapid decline - Marketing Specialist Gen Employee Review

1.0
4 June 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Super colleagues, Mountain View is the best office with the most prestige and employee conveniences. Pay and benefits are good.

Cons

Layoffs are frequent. The company is sneaky about it. People just vanish. There is an unusually high count of senior leaders who have "retired". People are talking openly about looking for new jobs and morale is low. Positive reviews out here must be planted.

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Gen Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Regarding your concerns about leadership, including feedback about our CEO, we encourage you to utilize our various channels such as All-Hands Q&As, Chat with the CEO, the Suggestion Hub, and Lunch with the CEO. While we acknowledge that not everything is perfect, we are committed to evolving and improving our communication to ensure all employees feel respected and valued. Please feel free to reach out to People & Culture or anonymously through EthicsLine to share more details or further concerns. We are in active discussions as to how best to continue evolving our leadership and to enhance our workplace culture and morale. Thank you again for your honesty and valuable insights.

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