Pros
The company used to have an inspiring mission and a reputation for being a trailblazer. A handful of talented, hard-working people are still here, but the best ones are leaving fast. The CMO is the only one in the executive team who actually gets it.
Cons
Let’s be honest, the leadership team is completely out of its depth. There’s no vision, no strategy, and no plan for the future. Everything feels rushed, reactive, and short-sighted. Decisions are made behind closed doors without input from the people actually doing the work, and it shows. The CEO is barely around, and no one seems to know or care what the long-term goals are. Instead of leading, the company is stuck chasing trends and copying competitors, which is the fastest way to become irrelevant. The culture is gone. What used to feel innovative and purposeful now feels transactional and cheap. High turnover has left teams stretched thin, burned out, and scrambling to pick up the slack, and there’s zero transparency about how (or if) leadership plans to fix it. Raises? Competitive pay? Career growth? Forget it. If you want to feel valued, you’ll have to go somewhere else.