Pros
Junior staff is dedicated, intelligent, and hard-working A small but committed minority of senior staff is willing to mentor, teach, and actually do decent work Mission to work only with clients aligned with Fenton's values is still in play
Cons
CEO micromanages his managing directors WAY too much, leading to a trickle down of chaos and mismanagement CEO makes unilateral decisions based on what will fill in short term revenue gaps instead of thinking in the long run and investing in his own company/employees Outrageous staff turnover (most employees have been at Fenton 2 years or less) Poor to nonexistent client/project management Overworked staff Lack of healthy profit margin results in regular rounds of layoffs/cutbacks Little to no professional development opportunities or any conceivable ladder to climb Top-heavy organization with no clear vision on how to raise short term revenue or create a long term vision No ability for senior team or other executive team members to push back on CEO whatsoever Smart, savvy senior team members quickly resign or are fired