Top-heavy organization with leadership that lacks accountability, empathy, and managerial skills
Pros
I believe the employees doing the work are genuine and have the best interest of their teams in mind when executing projects and trying to make impossible asks come to fruition.
Cons
In my opinion, Post is a challenging environment for several reasons. The company is going through a time of transition with new senior leadership, taking on new capabilities and expanding into new spaces, which is exciting. However, a lot is being asked of employees to do things that they’ve never done before and instead of seeking to understand challenges, leadership has the tendency to discount the expertise of the people executing the work. I believe a lot of employees do not feel as if their voice is being heard or that they are believed when raising issues. I also feel that the leadership team in place does not have the managerial skills or experience to be in the positions they are to help enable the company to change. At a high-level, it seems that there is a lack of strategy, if there is it isn’t being communicated properly. I believe that a lot of the manager/director levels are confused and vs asking questions or pushing back they accept decisions. Certain leaders tend to place blame on their team vs lifting them up or defending them, it appears it is easier for some individuals to point fingers vs actually doing the due diligence to properly understand the business. Constructive conflict is severely lacking likely due to a fear of repercussion. Additionally, all of this change is on top of there being a global pandemic. There has been little acknowledgment of the stressors that employees are facing outside of the office and more and more is being asked of them. While a lot of companies are being extremely cognizant of employee health, mental well-being and life circumstances I feel that PCB has fallen short. Finally, they recently went through a layoff that I heard impacted the Lakeville office, a lot of “do-ers” were let go vs those in higher level positions.