For me, it’s the deeply ingrained pattern of poor leadership across the organization. Every company has its issues—I’ve seen that firsthand—but this is on an entirely different level.
It’s not just a matter of inexperience or bad decisions. What’s most troubling is the combination of incompetence and a lack of integrity. I’ve personally witnessed Directors, VPs, and SVPs misrepresent employees, distort survey results, and take credit for work that isn’t theirs. There’s a consistent pattern of self-preservation at the expense of honesty and accountability.
Blame is routinely pushed downward, while failures at the leadership level go unaddressed. Instead of ownership, there’s deflection—and then a reset with the next initiative.
That’s what I find most frustrating: being subject to leadership that is not only ineffective, but often self-serving and