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Oppressive and Clueless Leader Ravages Company - Anonymous employee South China Morning Post Employee Review

1.0
7 May 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The passionate and talented people who haven't yet left the organization.

Cons

The recent transition in our company's leadership has been nothing short of a calamity. Under the draconian and oppressive management style of the new company leader, who has been named in an earlier glassdoor post, we have witnessed a catastrophic mass exodus of talented individuals and a merciless destruction of our once cherished company values, vision, and morale. From the moment the new leader assumed the reins, a palpable shift in atmosphere was felt throughout the organization. Gone were the days of open communication, collaboration, and employee empowerment. Instead, an iron-fisted approach replaced camaraderie, stifling any semblance of creativity and leaving employees cowering under an oppressive regime. Staff are thanklessly overstretched, overworked and overloaded, with no understanding or sympathy from the top. This style of management has transformed our workplace into a wasteland of shattered dreams and broken spirits. The disregard for the well-being of employees comes in every perceivable way. The exodus of talent, as the best and brightest flee the suffocating environment, is a damning testament to the failure of this leadership style. Her reign has been marked by a trifecta of rudeness, incompetence, and a startling lack of understanding of the business she leads. She is well known for her abrasive demeanor and disrespectful treatment of employees, which have created an atmosphere of hostility and demoralization. Her glaring incompetence in key decision-making processes has resulted in costly missteps and missed opportunities. Most concerning, however, is her inherent distrust of people, which undermines collaboration and stifles innovation. It is abundantly clear that her leadership style is woefully ill-suited for the demands of our industry, leaving us to question the wisdom of her appointment and the future of our organization under her guidance.

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South China Morning Post Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback on your experience with SCMP. We are glad to hear that despite the challenges you are experiencing with the changes in management and business direction, you still endorsed your fellow colleagues and that they have contributed positively to your experience with us. We acknowledge your sentiment and feel disheartened to hear of the challenges you and your peers are experiencing. We recognise the importance of these aspects in fostering a healthy work environment and take these concerns seriously. As any organisation does with transitions in its leadership, we are going through significant changes as reflected in our strategy reviews. What has not changed, however, is the shared understanding of respect and collaboration as the foundation of our values. New management is endeavouring diligently to find their footing as they steer the organisation towards a new business phase. Transformation, especially for such a large organisation, can be incredibly complex, and we are cognizant of the fact that there is much that can be improved upon and done. We hope that you will be patient with us and bear with us as we rely on the support of our employees to help us stay true to our vision and mission. Please trust that it is our every intention to create a safe, sustainable and engaging environment for our people, even if we may fall short at times as humans do. We accept all constructive criticism and will open more channels of communications internally to properly restore trust. Starting this month (May 2023), we will invite regular organisational wide submissions on feedback that would be officially shared with management to address and handle. Employees will be guaranteed anonymity, as announced in internal communications.

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