*read in “Britney Spears – Toxic” melody*
Recruits, can’t you see?
We’re writing
These reviews should be a warning
It’s dangerous
They’re failing
***screeching nee nee nee nee nee***
-Brought on 50 new vendors this month? Should have been 65.
-Get a 5% discount off costs? Should have been 10%.
-Answer customer phone calls in 6 seconds? Should have been 4.
-Route shipments in 2 days? Should have been 1.
-Fulfilled 500 orders? Should have been 700.
-Build a functioning website in 4 months? Should have been 3.
-Launch 4 new marketplaces? Should have been 8.
-Fill 9 of the open roles? Should have been 11.
Already crushing the competition? That’s cool, but let’s do it harder and faster for no reason and call it relentlessness. There are goals that motivate people and goals that tear people down. When the goals are unattainable, you’re left feeling defeated before you even start. No matter how hard you work at Spreetail, expect to be blamed for not doing it better or faster despite the complete lack of guidance on how to do just that by upper management. It’s a constant mind game that will undoubtedly leave you feeling inadequate despite your best efforts. With time, most employees realize they don’t have to work to the point of psychological exhaustion to prove they deserve their job and they either quit caring and stay or quit caring and work somewhere else. The epidemic of “burn out” has hit most employees and it's evident after taking a quick stroll through any office or warehouse. Most will respond with, *deep sigh* “Living the dream” or “Hanging in there”, when asked how their day is going. Bob Ross would not proclaim it a happy little culture despite a company mantra the size of his afro.
Ultimately, I CHOSE (No, I wasn’t let go) to leave because I didn’t align morally with what was going on behind closed doors. Running good people to the ground with insane expectations, not paying vendors on time while we grew our own empire, and taking away promised benefits that were earned was not something I could stand behind. And of course, the mass layoff and focus shift. ~*We CaN’t ChAnGe ThE aLl HaNdS aGeNdA*~ Yeah okay, der der der I’m Brett. How upper management sleeps at night is beyond me. I guess if you’re the CTO, there’s likely a female employee next to you though which probably helps.
