Game of Thrones, Lord of the Flies

I have made a comfortable living but have given up growth and have not had an opportunity to fully engage my skills. HR department is completely disconnected focused on new hires only. There has not been opportunities for mobility. When I have expressed interest in other roles, they were rejected.

A can do attitude and team environment.

401K program is good waynto save

A small group of committed players.

Helping clients and colleagues succeed

There is equity available to all and commission pay is part of the package.

Collaborative and helpful with one another. Other teams are not as collaborative and we have conflicting goals which causes problems.

Since so many people have left the company, our group is very small. We have bexome close friends, trying to protect and help one another.

Provide a clear direction for the department and back that up with minimal investment in our success. The department has been disassembled and it is difficult to see what the future holds.

It would be nice if it was not so political. Leadership listens to a few VP or higher and makes decisons without asking the people who do the work. Makes it feel like factory work.

Our leaders understand the value people bring to the organization and that the quality of the people has a direct impact on client success and satisfaction. Take care of your people and they, in turn, will take care of clients.

Communications are limited and restricted to leadership. With the clear intention to continue to buy more companies, the lack of communications should be addressed. The clashing of culture, goals, strategy when 2-3-4 or more companies come together is a significant challenge for leadership

The sales compensation plans are a mess. Last year I had 4 compensation plans. This year my comp plan was not executed until April or May. There is no excuse for not being able to tell an employee how much they will get paid and how/when.

Care more. Make people feel like they matter. Midlevel managers are disconnected and could do a better job of connecting with the little people. I MMhave spoken to my global team leader twice in the last 10 months, 1:1. With 3 direct reports and a team of 12-14, you would think there would be time

Best thing is they mostly ignore what the little people are doing. The feeling is one of irrelevance. It is hard to connect how my work matters. If I'm the only one that cares what I do, or that I do a good job then I have to wonder why am I doing this? There is little joy here or in the work.

Where do we stand? Why should we work here? We used to have a clear mission. We were going to change the world. Now our mission feels like we are in it to cut expenses fire or lose people to the point where we look good enough to sell. Why are we here? And wwould it matter if we were not here?