CEO runs everything and trusts no one, not even his loyal and senior employees. No respect for employees, curses at them when things dont work out (mainly because he sets unrealistic client and employee expectations).
There's a bad vibe in the office, everyone is stressed, unhappy and afraid of the CEO. Treats everyone like they're replaceable and even says it to their faces. Very high turnover.
Stress level is high in all departments, not enough people and too much work. Owner is cheap and doesn't want to hire more people and current employees are all underpaid and over worked.
Make sure to discuss vacation time and time off in your interview and contacts. They only pay accrued vacation, not annual...no matter your tenure. This means if you want a 2 week or 1 week vacation, you would have to wait until towards the end of the year or else you will have to take unpaid days since you havent accumulated enough time.
Nothing is as advertised or discussed in your interview. They lie to cover up and reel you in. No room or opportunity for growth, you might even lose your skills since they dont allow you to do what it is they hired you for. Projects get taken away from you with no warning and for no reason. Lack of structure, no processes in place. They just wing it.
There's no training, you get yelled at when you do something wrong even though you weren't told what is right or wrong. They change the process or their minds about things as they please.