Pros
A great learning experience on how not to run a business.
Cons
I’ve had nothing but frustration and disappointment for most of my tenure there. Executive leadership was irrational, profoundly deficient in leadership abilities, failed to take responsibility for their own failures, and had no respect for their employees. The work environment was contentious and hostile, with the owner bullying and belittling employees with incongruous and ostentatious remarks in front of others, occasionally yelling and cursing with increased frequency without provocation or reciprocation of said behavior. Key labor positions were routinely understaffed for the amount of work required with the expectation of working additional hours (including weekends) with no regard to work/life balance. Their Quality Management System was ineffective with no controls in place due to the owner’s failure to implement progressive discipline. The Quality Department was understaffed, underqualified, micromanaged by the owner, and conflicted with the expectation to also perform manufacturing/installation tasks to mitigate labor shortfalls. Directors/Managers were expected to fulfill multiple roles without additional compensation. Executive leadership openly had favorites, talked bad about any employee who wasn’t in front of them at the time, micromanaged in lieu of empowerment, exerted impropriety of Manager/Director decisions when trying to do what’s right, retained the wrong people, mistreated the right people they should be retaining, they have no reward program, executive leadership failed to heed suggestions because they already knew everything about anything and have done it better, and the patriarch of the company exhibits neurotic and narcissist behavior.
