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Unfortunately, you are not going to be able to keep things weird (in this case). The only person who has complete control over the corporate culture is the CEO
by ap22213 11y ago
Unfortunately, you are not going to be able to keep things weird (in this case). The only person who has complete control over the corporate culture is the CEO. And, even then, the CEO takes orders from the board and owners.
From your description of the recent changes, it appears that the CEO, board, and owners do not view unconventional culture as being important to the company's success. So, unless you or someone like you has great influence over the CEO (either directly or indirectly), this is not going to change. Trust me: there's no point in fighting it.
If an unconventional company culture is important to you, it's time to find a new workplace. If you have some time and patience, you can find a company that aims for the same goals as you.
1) corporations are the opposite of democracies,
2) those in leadership are not your friends (though they may be paid a lot to act that way),
3) things that appear to be 'for you' are always 'for the owners', first.
- RickS 11y ago"The CEO is the only one who will change it, and clearly doesn't have interest in that, so give up or move on" feels at first like a bleak and defeatist answer. I have found that it is entirely true. A company I worked at before went through this. We spoke to one of our more seasoned investors, who had the same thing as the parent comment to say. I spent a lot of time trying to find ways for this not to be true, but it is. At a company, the CEO owns the culture. Even if they don't know they do. There are a lot of variables you can change, but that one's a constant.