The former owner was the typical “Patron” that looked over his employees as a family. He was strict but humane when it came to knowing what motivates people. The work environment was lax, everyone was happy and the “Patron” would often give out bonuses, amenities such as a food truck every couple of months or activities to foster the team. Everyone worked extremely motivated and this made the company quite successful. His son was already working at the company, he’s a millennial and we assumed that he would continue the mentality of his father, or improve some of the things that didn’t work so well. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case. He’s completely focused on micromanaging the company and reducing costs. The breaks have now been reduced to the minimum, no more “5 minutes coffee breaks” to go grab a cup and return to the desk. Everything is on the clock and stopwatch, every single second is valuable. What has happened in the last couple of months has been a massive quitting of the co workers that made this company big. So far, around 10 people have quit their jobs and they are panicking trying to find more people, obviously they are offering a lower salary than before, longer hours and less freedom. Has anyone experienced something similar where you thought a younger boss would bring a breath of fresh air only for the opposite to happen? submitted by /u/Raclettegring
Originally posted by u/Raclettegring on r/Switzerland