Pros
The people who are getting the work done to meet the ridiculous and arbitrary deadlines are wonderful people. We must all be a glutton for punishment.
Kontras
CEO is delusional, unhinged and unchecked and running the company that was once great, into the ground. C-suite is filled with yes men that feed the CEOs ego, his ego is so huge at this point I don’t know how he fits into the building. They are all consumed with greed and power with zero respect or care for the people killing themselves to meet repeated ridiculously aggressive and arbitrary deadlines. The decision by the CEO to purchase Sound United very well may lead to his demise. We will see what happens next summer when he is up for re-election for the board. My prediction is that he will be voted out by a landslide. He thinks he can do no wrong and his employees have blind loyalty to him. The reality is that people can’t stand him anymore and every time he speaks at a team meetings the real Joe shines through and he digs his grave deeper and deeper. Joe, you used to be beloved by us all but we see how much you have changed and that you don’t care about us as people. We are all just replaceable resources to you. For those of us that have been at the company for many years, it is heartbreaking to watch how you are ruining it.