Intuit – “Used to be great...”

Pros

Work-life balance
Caring, competent, and energizing people
Interesting work
Great mission

Cons

Things have really gone downhill since the new CEO stepped in. Politics drives everything now: layoffs, promotions, and decisions. It's pathetic. Intuit is not going to grow if we keep acting this way. So, why don't I leave? I'm hopeful that things will get better, as Intuit was a fantastic place to work for many years. But, I'll only give it 6 months or so to prove itself. Turnover has still been low - I'm guessing that most people are like me... they are waiting to see what happens in the next little while, but will jump ship soon. That'll be interesting.

Advice to Senior Management

You need to get a handle on the politics. Reward on results and get rid of Sr. Leaders who aren't meeting those results. Politics is driving everything only becuase you let it. People will act based on how you reward them... once you go back to rewarding for performance (for real, not for talk), then you'll see much better results.