If you want to grow here, you’d better have a manager who actively advocates for you and pushes for your promotions. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself stuck in the same role indefinitely, the only real way to move up is by leaving the company. Favoritism is a major issue amongst legacy employees and/or people who suck up to the VPs, and job security depends on relationships and not on performance.
I can specifically speak to instances where high-paying roles, including VP positions, were on the chopping block, but the COO and CEO personally stepped in to protect them. If you’re part of the ‘inner circle’, the legacy aka the favored clique, you’re essentially shielded from layoffs, which happen multiple times a year. In some cases, they’ve even created new roles out of thin air just to retain certain people. They would go as far as create new roles or make them IC if they are people managers.
It’s a deeply political environment where advancement and stability rely less on merit and more on who’s in your corner.
