Coinstar – “Good company, but watch out for politics”
Pros
Solid company with a great set of products. A market leader.
Cons
People are more interested in politics than producing. High employee turnover. The IT organization is a joke.
Advice to Senior Management
Work on gettting people to work together across team boundaries rather than work as enemies. Considering the company is doing comparitively well, it is suprising that many employees are so negative and deeply depressed. Managment theorists would suggest this does not bode well for future success. Normally this would suggest cycling in new talent. But, the new talent does not seem to last long because the old unproductive guard will back stab them before they get entrenched. There needs to be a focus on supporting new talent to reduce turnover and improve growth.