Pros
I worked with great team members and cross functional teams who shared the same mindset of achieving the common goals together. It was a good place to learn new skills and new technology in a fast paced environment, but not for long term.
Cons
The work environment felt highly competitive and political, more dog-eat-dog. The Kool Aid was strong. There were team members who moved up fast not entirely on merit or skills. Office politics and favoritism were prevalent. Morale was low with direct manager who encouraged minimal collaboration. Leadership was mostly reactive and could’ve done a better job with project planning. They often shared important details last minute but still expected perfect results. Executive Leadership didn't seem to have the best interest of the team members, spending on unnecessary expenses like sponsoring a non-student athlete, hosting an expensive leadership summit and hiring top artists Snoop Dog and Diplo for an extravagant holiday party, right after a major layoff in HQ. This sent the wrong message like cutting costs wasn’t really the priority, except when it came to cutting team members. If other billion-dollar companies found creative ways to retain the teams members without resorting to layoffs, why couldn’t Executive Leadership at Niagara do the same by leading this "Next 24 Cents" initiative?
