Proceed with Caution - Anonymous employee XY Planning Network Employee Review

There's a reason that most of the positive reviews here were posted three years ago. This place has changed and not for the better. Leadership is so focused on maintaining a certain image that they overlook real opportunities to make this a great (or even tolerable) place to work. The company is often dishonest and really doesn’t treat staff well. I've seen them force out or straight up fire some really loyal and hardworking people. If you’re thinking of taking a position with this company, please consider this carefully and proceed with caution. In my time here, I’ve seen the following occur: 1. Leadership forces out executive staff who tries to make positive change within the company. They will only keep on “yes men” who won’t rock the boat. There are some real changes that need to be made here, but their ego won’t allow this to happen. 2. Turnover is extremely high and leadership won’t even acknowledge that this affects the other who remain in the company. I’ve seen teams who have a new boss on average about once a year. There is no recognition that this lack of staff continuity affects everyone and impacts the work environment and morale. 3. They will offer a position to an employee and then rescind the offer. This is not an isolated event. I have seen employees been offered a job and then when they begin work, the job is completely different from what they accepted. I’ve seen employees completely rearrange their lives around a career goal promised by the company only to have the company change their minds and not create the position. 4. They make very little attempt to match skill sets with jobs or even to understand what employees strengths are. They do talk a lot about understanding what people’s skill sets are and making sure staff is in the right role. But I’ve seen high level staff spend 40 hours a week on administrative tasks. I’ve seen employees with no management experience or skill whatsoever get promoted because they are willing to embrace the yes man/ back stabbing culture to move up. I’ve seen employees with no management skill lead teams for several years without the communication skill or leadership skill to do so. I’ve seen entire teams desperate to leave their positions because their manager is so toxic. 5. The company encourages staff to apply for promotions and lateral moves, but if you do so, it’s likely to get you fired. I’ve seen staff apply for promotions only to be told that they obviously don’t appreciate their current position, so they are pushed out. 6. Don’t believe what you read in the handbook. Much of this is just a marketing ploy on the part of the company. There’s no work/life balance. Your value is in working 60+ hours a week and in keeping your head down while doing so. They will squeeze everything out of you and then ask for more. They like to make the company look good on paper, but a lot of it is completely false. 7. They are constantly asking for feedback but won’t listen to anything they don’t want to hear. I could go on about my experiences here, but I think you get the idea. This company lacks integrity and maturity. The owner has read a few leadership books and maybe he tries to put good leadership into practice, but he doesn’t have the maturity to build a healthy culture. What he tries to do may look good on paper, but in reality, his lack of experience & maturity, coupled with the egotistic way he makes decisions and interacts with others creates a toxic culture that really does damage to people’s lives.