-Weak benefits (no matching 401k, expensive health insurance)
-Uncompetitive pay
-Little to no recognition
-No upward mobility(but always more work and responsibilities)
-Hard work and good performance reviews result in more work, not more pay
-Top performers and long-time employees are getting poached (due to better pay at competitors)
-Executives hire their buddies and ignore others for promotions
-Unclear vision (we say one thing then bend to whatever executive leadership, the board, or a customer asks)
-High turnover and low average tenure
-Continuously moving goalposts (good luck setting achievable goals)
-Continuously changing performance review program and laughable performance raises (if any)
-Large portion of bonus based on things out of your control
-Devolving back into a sell-first, "customer is always right" mentality (desperate for money)
-Leadership wants things done fast, cheap, and high-quality but doesn't understand you can't have all three
-Leadership and HR talk the talk, but do not walk the walk when it comes to employee satisfaction. No one wants to admit that better pay would have a better effect on morale and satisfaction than any sort of "culture" building would.