strongDM Reviews

Leadership at the highest levels is completely dysfunctional. So much so that there is more energy, time, and discussions about how to cover up the dysfunction than developing strategy and tactics to grow the business. That has a trickle down effect throughout the company where mid-level management and ICs are operating with little clarity, no meaningful support, and in an environment without psychological safety. It's nearly impossible to make any progress because you can't get a straight answer or logical reasoning from the decision makers. A LOT of talk, no action. There is a faction of leadership and associates that hold their positions not because they have the knowledge or skill to do their jobs, but because they have experience working together previously. It's nepotism at its worst.

You cannot trust anything leadership says. In a weekly all call, we were told that layoffs were not an option and a week later 20-something employees were laid off. Another weekly all call, we were told that we had plenty of runway and the next week 40-something employees were laid off. In between those two layoffs, we watched as existing members of leadership were promoted to even high ranks (e.g. Director to VP and VP to C-suite) while individuals or smaller groups from teams were randomly “let go”.