Good company ruined by terrible leadership - werkgeversreview Account Director bij Material

1,0
22 okt 2023
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- diverse group of smart and strong individuals, from associate level all the way up to senior VPs. Many different skillsets, perspectives, and backgrounds.

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There is embarrassingly incompetent senior management. The CEO change has turned a once productive work environment into a toxic environment. There were issues several years ago, but a strong work culture was established the last 2-3 years - but that has been deleted in the past year with the new senior management. The CEO takes no responsibility for bad decision that cost the company and led to multiple rounds of layoffs and a seemingly never-ending freeze on promotions, bonuses, and raises. Senior management also made poor decisions on the structure of business units, which has led to a visible drop in morale and growth opportunities. These things have made negative impacts on work/life balance and had a huge negative effect on the effectiveness, efficiency, and communication on business units. The CEO has zero self awareness, is a terrible communicator, and has continuously demonstrated that he does not have a game plan to take the company out the hole. To top it all off, the tactlessness of senior management destroys company morale - it was on full display when they told people to "focus on personal growth instead of our salaries" when telling the whole company that there will be an indefinite freeze on all promotions, bonuses, and raises.

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5,0
14 mei 2026
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Remote work. Great people. Great clients.

Minpunten

Overall it's been a great experience

1,0
1 apr 2026
Anonieme werknemer
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Some of your coworkers are nice. That’s genuinely the best I can offer.

Minpunten

Where to begin. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS PLACE! Leadership here has perfected the art of making employees feel simultaneously over-monitored and completely unsupported. You will be asked to document your every move, log every task, and submit to being told in advance exactly how long each one should take. Not as a guideline. As a verdict. Disagree with the timeline? Too bad. Need more time because the work is actually complex? That’s a you problem. There is no autonomy here. None. You are treated less like a professional and more like a variable to be optimized. The implicit message, delivered daily, is that you cannot be trusted to manage your own time or make your own decisions despite being hired, presumably, for your judgment. The gossip culture is out of control and flows from the top down. Information that should stay private doesn’t, alliances shift constantly, and you’ll quickly learn that what someone says to your face and what they say behind your back are two very different things. Feedback is weaponized, not developmental. Expectations shift constantly and without notice, which conveniently means you’re always one step behind. Accountability is a one-way street: mistakes made above you disappear quietly; mistakes made below are treated as character flaws.

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