Pros
As a former employee it was a substantial learning experience seeing first hand the struggle smaller businesses face when trying to transition into a big business model. Learning how to deal with the constant change, politics within departments, inexperienced management and most importantly learning how to handle these most ridiculous situations with patience and class was definitely what made it worth while.
Cons
Alliance will give you the best & worst experience of your career. If you’re searching for employment here you most likely will not be there long, due to a chapter 11 (bankruptcy) filed in July. 80% of their original staff including 2 CFO , 2 controllers, countless sales members, and all of their HR, (excluding one with no previous HR experience handling day to day admin work) have either been laid off or ran for the hills.
The owners loyalty will be his biggest downfall as he will allow long time friendships to interfere with the companies best interest. Titles such as CFO, COO, CSO, CMO were given out to friends who lacked the experience or competence to be able to fulfill these type of leadership roles.
Alliance is a tragic story of an amazing opportunity failed by poor management from selfish leaders portrayed as friends with only their own financial interest at heart, resulting in a list of lawsuits and financial debt leaving only a sad reminder of what could of been.
To Summarize:
- Lack of accountability amongst leaders
- Lacks stability and discipline
- Lacks moral compass
- Inability to follow through with plans and projects
- Non-competitive wages