Sadly, I believe that 80% of the issues/cons stem from the Founder. If you're considering working here, just know that the business is run in an autocratic top-down way.
- The Founder is 'the biggest' problem that I found during my tenure here. He is a chronic micro-manager who has to make every decision. He has a terrible need to control everything, down to how excel sheets and ppt slides should be coloured and presented. Unfortunately there is no decision-making authority given to the C-suite and Senior Management - it all lies with the Founder alone which means there is absolutely no shared input - it's one way or the highway.
- The Founder for some reason thinks he's the smartest person in the room and therefore whatever he says is gospel....(in his head); even though everyone else can see the car crash that lies ahead.
- Too many initiatives pulled out of the sky with no discipline on what's most important to focus on for the year. Every other week there's something new that must be delivered without the flexibility of deprioritizing other things. You then have overworked, under-inspired and underappreciated employees.
- In my opinion alot of the business decisions made by the Founder are from an emotional place rather than an objective "what's best for the business view". This is the risk when you are the only decision-maker. Very dangerous to the business! Every time I asked why a decision was made the answer I got was "because the CEO said so". This is an archaic way or running a business and not how successful businesses in modern times operate.
