Pros
The staff are generally very kind, personable and hardworking people who create a fun team environment. I made some great friendships in Solutions Driven and learned from many talented team members who were always willing to share knowledge and ideas. I am still in touch with many of these people today despite the fact that I'm no longer working for SD. This is the only reason why I am giving the company 2 stars on my review.
Cons
Despite the positive relationships and attitudes of staff members I find that the negatives of SD vastly outweigh the benefits. I find senior leadership to be weak and ineffective, led by a CEO who is unable to confront problems with both individual staff and overall business/fiscal concerns head-on. My experience with the CEO was that often he took the onus off of himself and instead placed responsibility to solely handle situations on myself as a junior employee when I really needed support. I do not believe there is a clear vision for the future of SD and I believe that when faced with challenging decisions and conversations, the easy way out is taken. I would rather work longer hours for a business that truly practises open-door policies, transparency, and honesty in all aspects of the business than have an early finish on a Friday. I feel that the sales team were often presented confusing messages as to where the business was fiscally positioned, most of the time I feel this was done to "save face" when the company was not doing so well financially. The environment is very gossipy, and not just typical water-cooler chat; senior leadership will discuss personal feelings about other employees with junior members of staff. It creates lots of tension and a feeling of constant uncertainty on where you stand with leaders in the organisation.