Poor poor leadership in this BU/BL - Associate Manager Sia Employee Review

1.0
Dec 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

When they get it right, a sold service can be detailed enough for a successful delivery. They have great ideas, but don't know how to enable them.

Cons

I received an 'Exceeding Expectations' for my first annual performance review, and then I was fired in the same week. As part of internal servicing, I was 100% client engaged and was expected to collaborate on identifying and defining what Digital Transformation was for the BU/BL leaders. I was asked to support the BDMs with GTM content. A BDM, using Hubspot asked me to create content for a prospective client following their request for "Digital to the Core". I asked to discover as much as possible, only to get a response of "the prospect read a book called 'Digital to the Core' and said "that they want it, I don't have any more info, go and discover it". With this level of ambiguity, I did my due diligence and researched all aspects of a GTM pre-sales presentation content and presented my DRAFT back to the BDM... silence, I followed up for clarity; is this what you were looking for? Is my messaging inline with yours? Silence. To be followed by a last minute invite to meet the Partner in 30 min. To which I was told "the quality of my work was poor", to which I en-queried "don't I get feedback from a submitted draft?". Since then I have been ghosted. Even my engagement director has not acknowledged me. USA, don't do it.

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Pros

- Depending on the business unit, you can find supportive, friendly colleagues. There is a strong sense of camaraderie at the peer level, which makes day-to-day work more pleasant. - There is also a relatively good work-life balance overall. However, it is sometimes unclear whether this is the result of a genuine company culture that prioritizes balance, or rather a consequence of inconsistent planning and organization, which can lead to periods of under- or over-allocation. - Decent healthcare benefits

Cons

- Clear lack of structure and transparency, particularly regarding promotions, bonuses, and compensation adjustments. Processes are inconsistent, often unclear, and sometimes feel arbitrary. In several cases, expected salary adjustments were delayed, minimized, or only granted after persistent follow-up. Bonuses are not always proactively distributed and may require employees to explicitly chase them. - Favoritism is a concern, with recognition and advancement not always based on merit. The culture at higher levels can sometimes feel unprofessional, with blurred boundaries that create discomfort. - Long-term employees tend to feel undervalued over time. Many leave after around two years, often because they see a very limited progression. - Overall impression that the company tends to optimize costs at the expense of employees whenever possible, which affects trust and long-term engagement. - Leadership tolerates or fails to address inappropriate, unprofessional, or toxic behaviors. It can go unchecked for years, with action only taken very late, sometimes for reasons unrelated to the misconduct..

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