Toxic culture and low morale drive employees away - Anonymous employee Mention Me Employee Review

The individuals. The parties and the potential scope

Working here was a polarising experience for me. While my colleagues were really nice people, the professional environment was deeply dysfunctional. I had to change job to regain my footing and recover my confidence. The company talks big about progressive values but underneath, lies a reality of severe mismanagement and psychological unsafety. A few reviews mentioned gaslighting and I have also experienced this firsthand on numerous occasions. For instance: 1. Leadership would set priorities one day and completely deny them the following day. 2. Management would constantly undermine leaders in front of their peers killing the trust that was needed to run a team. 3. Everything was micromanaged to the 7th degree. From email syntax to presentation slides and execution. My line manager would continusously interrupt me during high-stakes presentations that they had approved the day before. 4. I remember workshops on "active listening” and micro-aggressions when leadership was (in practice) dictatorial. A popular manager would often take up 25 minutes of a 30-minute team workshop before letting anyone else speak. Another time I remember an executive was asked to motivate a struggling team with an inspirational speech but during the speech it became obvious the exec didn't even know who the team was and what they did. 5. Worst of all for me was the forced trauma culture cultivated by senior management who would regularly use work channels to broadcast intense personal tragedies and other deeply private matters which eventually trickled down into everyday business meetings. Coming from the top, this way of running business felt emotionally heavy, draining and manipulative as the staff had to ‘participate’ in trauma-dumping just to be team players.

Some genuinely talented and hardworking people remain in the business.

- The CEO’s style feels more like dictatorship than leadership. Decisions are made with little consultation, and differing perspectives are often dismissed rather than considered. - A lack of respect for employees from the CEO has created low morale, disengagement and a culture where people are increasingly reluctant to speak openly. - Strategic priorities change frequently, creating confusion and making execution difficult. - Good people continue to leave, taking valuable knowledge and experience with them. - Trust in the CEO has eroded significantly across the organisation. - The company has enormous potential, but it feels like it is being undermined by poor decision-making and a lack of self-awareness at the top.