My time at Morton left me feeling the following way about the company:
* It felt like people were undervalued and viewed as bodies in a seat. The company's attitude felt like peoples' skillsets were not viewed as worthwhile.
* The working environment felt extremely hostile and like providing training and support was not a concern for management.
* It felt like inexperienced people were consistently hired and then held accountable to training they never received.
* It felt like working in a call center but with less privacy as there was no sound absorption and people struggled to hear who they were speaking to on the phone.
* It felt like the negative treatment of employees, favoritism, withholding of information, and ostracizing people in the work place were attitudes that were not only accepted but encouraged.
* It felt like there were no resources to reach out to and address your concerns as it felt like/appeared that the Marketing Department also operated as the HR department. It felt like there was no confidentiality.
* It felt like the corporate structure was undefined and job scopes were poorly identified.
* It felt like accountability was bottom up and not top down, resulting in what felt like a culture where people on the bottom were viewed as less than.
* It felt like management's goal was not to help you succeed but to set you up for failure as it felt like people were viewed as easily replaceable.
* It felt like internal employees were never considered for promotion or advancement and felt like the company preferred to hire inexperienced external applicants rather than investing in current employees.
* It felt like management micromanaged employees and did not trust people to do their jobs.
* It felt like a very high turnover rate for not only associate level roles but for management roles as well.
* I feel like phrases like work hard play hard, generous, and unlimited earning potential are usually red flags for a bad office environment.
* It felt like pay was incredibly low.
My advice is to check LinkedIn and look at the turnover rate for internal, not external, employees. Do your research regarding fair market rates, realistic commission structures, and obtainable metric expectations.
