- private equity investor takeover and merger into MCG/Soundwide went terrible, pushed the company into an existential crisis
- Struggling to find direction and innovate in a very competitive, dynamic market
- Global Executive group (legacy management and new outside "talent" picked by investor) was disconnected from the company until it collapsed
- HR promised salary benchmarking over 2 years ago, and we are still waiting. Not paying competitive salaries in Berlin, resulting in talent churn and slow hiring
- downscaling and layoffs