Lipstick on a Pig - Marketing Washington Shoe Employee Review

I enjoyed my team. I had a supportive manager and team, but we were greatly undervalued and overworked. No tangible goals agreed upon by the CEO Karl, and we were criticized for being “a bunch of dumb snowflakes” by Karl. Karl criticized the head of our department every week for things outside of our/her control. Karl never sat in on a meeting with us although it was encouraged. Despite our efforts to be transparent we were never good enough. Karl pays little, encourages hiring young talent to save money, and expects big results with sparse resources. Karl dates women in the office and clearly shows favoritism. If you have an opinion you are doomed so the key to success is to keep your head down. For Karl, money is never an object when it comes to having a good time and alcohol is involved. But money is an issue when you need a budget to do your job or it’s time for an annual review. WSC is infamous for “putting lipstick on a pig” but underneath is poor product, horrible leadership, and a company led by a man who doesn’t know what he’s doing because it was passed down to him by his father.