This is the category where Spin Master really shines. You remember the twisted irony of discovering that there was seriously messed up stuff going on behind the scenes at the Willy Wonka chocolate factory? It’s the same here. It’s a toy company so you may expect to see happy smiling faces, co-workers high-fiving in the hallways to celebrate their shared joy at bringing happiness to children’s lives right? How about co-workers suffering mental breakdowns at their desks on a Monday morning after having worked through an entire holiday weekend only to realize the onslaught of ‘urgent’ email requests and meaningless meetings has continued unabated? Or how about being crammed into a window-less cubicle farm covered in old boxes and dust in a building sized for 1/3 of the people because the owners are too cheap to invest some of the companies considerable profits into anything other the pockets of its owners a very small group of favoured execs. That aside other cons include:
- lack of career advancement opportunities
- almost complete lack of leadership direction
- zero work/life balance, it is common to be expected to respond to messages at ALL times of day and night (not exaggerating), weekends and holidays included
- rampant nepotism
- crippling resistance to change of any kind (keep your ‘suggestions’ to yourself is the common refrain)
- I could add more but if this list hasn’t convinced to avoid this place like a pee-soaked homeless man shouting racist slurs on the streetcar, I don’t know what will.
