Politics Difficult to Navigate - Operations RubinBrown Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The St. Louis office is located in downtown Clayton with lots of options to walk to a variety of lunch establishments; across from park.

Cons

Management by fear. Favorites played. Scapegoats selected. Politics difficult to navigate. Perception is EVERYTHING here. Old-fashioned, stodgy, conservative, strict. No flex hours or autonomy. Hard to get anything done because you have to get buy-in from the entire board, not just your department managers. Have seen Partners throw all-out temper tantrums over lunch orders. Screaming; yelling; slamming doors - totally against company "core values." Partners are kings; everyone else is a peon. Company expanded too fast with acquisitions and isn't skilled at it; as a result, folks in the newer offices are often resentful and angry (legitimately). Constant turnover. Stifling environment overall. Felt suffocated. Worst company I've ever worked for; worst managers I've ever worked for.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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