I'm currently the Controller for a remote organization with fewer than 30 employees. We were acquired by a PE firm in 2024 and are now preparing to be sold again.

Following the acquisition, the PE firm hired a CEO to drive revenue growth and improve operations. Unfortunately, the sales team consists largely of the founder and his friends, and virtually nothing improved. The CEO who hired me eventually left after getting nowhere with that team.

Our former President was then promoted to CEO, and working under him has been... an experience.

He's nearly impossible to schedule time with, avoids making decisions, and actively pushes back against basic financial controls.

For example, our auditors documented that he had previously received expense reimbursements without supporting documentation. We're now implementing a corporate credit card policy requiring itemized receipts and business-purpose descriptions within five days. Of our three cardholders, he's the only one who consistently fails to comply.…