Vantaggi
Pros = 1. If you're in the executive suite getting 6 figure bonuses on top of 6 figure salaries regardless of how the company actually performs. 2. "We are doing really well and have a STRONG outlook and had record profits BUT....we can't share any of it with you mere employees....we have to hire more c suite people to do absolutely nothing productive! And Howard needs another vacation house...." 3. If you work in accounting, because that department gets paid WAY too much for the little actual work they do.... They literally create problems so they can "solve' them to make themselves look busy when in reality they can't even read the billing terms in an SOW to bill correctly... Their "problems" arise from them not knowing how to do their job and getting advice from their "leaders" who know even less than they do! The CFO Josh (now "promoted" to Envision CFO) can't even put axis labels on his bar charts....come on....seriously...and he's in charge of the company's money?? Oh! And they are always pushing new systems and processes onto everyone to "streamline" and "improve visibility" and blah blah blah, but it's just more work for everyone BUT THEM, they end up doing everything in excel, and they just turn around and make the numbers what they want it them be anyway... They legit have not successfully rolled out one new system or process. They roll out a new system that costs the company hundreds of thousands of dollars each (if you're wondering where your bonus and raise money keeps going...), they don't know how to use it themselves so their "trainings" are horrific, only 25% of the employees actually use it but they're paying for all users, they make more work for everyone else, and then accounting just keeps using their 100 tab excel spreadsheets with pictures of the SOW's in them to manage revenue and billing. It's hilarious, too, because when revenue isn't what they want it to be, they blame the system and the process, so they create a new process. Rinse and repeat until they move onto the next "system that's going to solve all of our problems" and there goes another couple hundred thousand out the door. Plus a few more tens of thousands for third party consultants for each new process and system because nobody at Two Labs (especially the CFO) can manage to even make a simple bar chart without outside help! And you think I'm kidding... 4. If you're any business unit "leader" because it's always story time for you! You can make up any story to make things look good because Howard hates the truth! Did your direct reports give bad survey results? Just tell Howard and HR who you think it was and how you're punishing them and he'll promote you immediately! Bonus points if the employee was telling the truth, remember...Howard hates the truth and will do anything to cover it up...that's about all he does...
Svantaggi
Ok, so maybe you're thinking Two Labs is a bad place to work... You'd be 100% correct. Based on that, I can see you have enough brain power to know to run away from bad things. The good news is they moved Howard up as CEO of the parent company Envision Pharma. Bad news....he's running the entire show now! And everyone at Two Labs is still infected. So not only do you have to deal with Two Labs incompetence, you get to do it all while being under the microscope and criticism of Envision! Birds of a feather flock together, and I assure you Envision isn't any better than Two Labs! Envision is worse, and that's why they bought Two Labs... If you're still employed there, and reading this, let me take this minute to tell you to get out! I did, and it was the best decision of my career! I know others who left and they rave about where they ended up. Not only that, but they rave the most about their mental health, their work life balance, and the huge increase in pay, One person was stuck, left, and was given a better title and a 40% raise. I left, got a 65% increase for the same work! But was it all about the money? No...the money was just a reversion to an average and respectable compensation after being underpaid for years. And I hear it's become even worse! More C suite new hires, huge 6 figure salaries and bonuses to match, all while stalling employee compensation and putting more work on everyone but the c suite people... I assure you the money wasn't the main factor for me. It was going to a new place and new leaders who actually respected my skills and my experiences. It was feeling that immediate relief the moment I resigned. I got out, and I hope you do, too. It took me some time to realize what they were doing to me, both physically and mentally. The grass is greener on the other side (especially since the Two Labs grass has had two too many dogs pee on it....). Do you want to see it clearly? Just take note of everything the "leaders" say and do, in meetings, in town halls, in emails, on calls. Take note of what they don't say and do because that's the important part. What is important to you and your team? Write it down, don't show them, don't tell them. Do they ever talk about it IN DETAIL with SPECIFICS? They'll give the rah rah speech with platitudes, like they always do. But do they really talk about what matters to you? The more important question--have they actually done anything they talked about doing? Even if they did something, was it helpful? When you realize the answer is "No, they've never actually done anything helpful" you'll then question "What do they do? Does anyone know what they actually do and how they contribute?" Then you'll ask "If they do nothing, why do they get paid so much??" and then you'll finally question "I do a lot more than them, and I didn't get a bonus or a raise this year, but they did?!" They did...regardless of what they tell you. Always note how they say everything, because they're always lying. Howard hates the truth--you think he'd tell it to you?? The more you actually listen, the more you hear their demonic intentions. They don't want to help you, they only want to help themselves at your expense! More money and power for them. And where will they take the money from? They don't actually produce anything themselves. They'll take it from anywhere they can by sacrificing your time, your skills, your goodwill, and your health, all while wielding their power and their "we're all in this together".