Pros
If you want to be a frat bro or sorority sis post-collegiate years.....
Cons
CEO is a salesman and passive-aggressive control freak. If you disagree with him, he doesn't have the guts to listen or respect other opinions, but will passive-aggressively ostracize and eventually remove any senior leaders who dare have a different perspective. If you read his book, it shows how little he knows about what other departments do in his company, except for his glorified Sales department. Young, impressionable hires are brought into the sales cult because they haven't seen the world yet, while the rest of the company receives little respect. The sales execs get paid almost half a million a year for being spoiled brats who don't believe rules are for them and expect every department to work for them exclusively. When awards are given to the sales force in front of the company, it is evident that the low sales quota hurdles are a joke. Salespeople drink into the wee hours at expensive venues offsite and mingle with professionals the next morning while disheveled and hung over. It's basically a fraternity/sorority atmosphere. When in the office, loud music is played on the speakers and most of the young salesforce have not learned common courtesy to make eye-contact and acknowledge other people's existence including senior management. Ostracizing is a common tactic for those who don't "fit into the corporate culture". It is an engrained practice throughout the company, not just in Sales, and proliferated by senior leaders. The promise of an IPO has been sold to employees for several years, but it's doubtful if the CEO wants to relinquish control of his company. They have a long path to growing up before an IPO can even be realistic. Rather than being honest to employees, the IPO carrot is still dangled in front of young, impressionable people. More seasoned professionals who do not work in Sales can see this transparency, but no one cares nor appreciates non-sales at this company.
