Pros
Great teammates and qualified leaders who are good people and do their best in spite of also being led by fear. Unlimited PTO and flexibility are a plus unless the CMO needs something immediately due to her lack of planning and your time off is interrupted by her crisis du jour.
Cons
The mental health of nearly every employee on this team has deteriorated thanks to years of verbal abuse, micromanaging, belittling, and classic mean-girl behavior by the CMO. The leaders are doing their best to stay afloat and nearly everyone is just trying to survive a day without being reprimanded for whatever the issue of the day may be. Many have been punished for following directions, in the form of scolding or removal from the project because her direction has changed without prior notice, and most definitely due to a lack of planning, using the excuse that she thrives among the chaos. One day you are encouraged to take your PTO as "self-care" and the next you are scolded for it and told that layoffs are looming so it's best to make yourself valuable, as if your hard work doesn't already prove value. There are regular smear attacks against anyone who poses a threat, and if you're fortunate you'll see it firsthand in the form of rude interruptions or eye-rolling during a team meeting. Her constant need to be liked, stemming from impostor syndrome among other issues, results in sharing gossip or confidential information in order to make the employee feel like a true confidante, only to change her tune and publicly shame them in front of others, especially if her leaders are present. And don't bother talking to HR about any of these issues, because her rap sheet of complaints is so long that it simply gets swept under the rug because they, too, are in fear of retaliation.
