Salary is very low compared to market AVERAGE for key positions
Too much workload versus number of employees
COVID safety precautions very limited to non-existent (also short lived)
Very lean company - not enough employees in each department
No leadership/accountability
New upper management (~2019) has falling into the same cycle of poor management as previous team
No HR practices - very rudimentary. They never get involved in conflict resolution.
Also have to double check HR work (missing vacation hours, etc.)
Stuck in archaic ways of handling projects, systems, and the current market of color cosmetics
Company is stuck in the 1990s when it comes to business/HR practices (as an example, we just got access to ADP online in 2020 but still have to sent in paper requests for time off/sick time)
Cost of product too higher which pushes clients away
No real benefits
No growth opportunity that's worth the years of work needed to get the slightest pay bump
No qualification check for hiring (blind leading the blind situation)
No process in place for anything which makes projects very difficult to get off the ground
Struggling to meet annual goals ($)
Out of touch with the customer and the market/trends
Quality of product is minimal to sub-standard
Numerous customer complaints regarding Regulatory knowledge and product quality overall
Always cutting corners
No investment into employees or company
Employee happiness is not a priority which is proven by how employees are treated by upper management (lawsuit level treatment)
Contributions not acknowledged/appreciated
Little to no formal training (no handbooks, no orientation, just straight into shadowing others)
