- The High Turnover: Key roles pop up consistently on a company’s job site.
How bad is it: A company should not be on the hunt for the same important roles in management or leadership every six months, and if they are that means that they have fallen into a hire-and-fire cycle. This can indicate a few things. One, leadership may be very fickle; unable to land on the specific qualities they want in a candidate. Two, the company may have a bad internal culture which makes retention nearly impossible, no matter how talented the new hires may be. Three, top level goals may be as fleeting as the talent.
- The Culture Clash Corp: Negative employee reviews, lack of focus on a true employee experience, recruiters evading your questions.
How bad is it: A poor company culture may not seem like a deal breaker, but it should be. Recently, we’ve seen a handful of examples where company culture has significantly handicapped public perception. Even if a company’s poor culture hasn’t played out publicly, it can be bad for your career. It’s well known that a positive company culture can drive financial performance and a productive workforce. Therefore, a negative culture can do the exact opposite.
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The Curb-Side Appeal: Ideal image in marketing materials and publicity, however, the day-to-day operation is far from glamorous. Only the leaders determine "realistic" expectations while never actually doing the 45-60 hrs trying to complete all metrics. Work inside an outdated box, carpet squares that are filthy, lighting is awful, technology-IPad, really,, and let’s not get started on the break room. Unhealthy work conditions.
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Top Heavy: Too many executives brainstorming, too few employees tasked with executing.
How bad is it: The three leading drivers of long-term employee satisfaction include culture and values, career opportunities, and trust in senior leadership. Sure, it’s important to have phenomenal leadership, but when you read reviews of a company be sure to note how much emphasis is placed on rank become inactive or dull.” This is not what you want for your career.
This article was not written by current or ex-employee of CVS.