CEO stated in company meeting that he's was going ...

CEO stated in company meeting that he's was going to create a company that the Harvard Business Review will uses as a case study. Perhaps, but not in the way he imagined.
In reality, a highly political company where lawyers pile dirty dishes in the sink and the receptionist is required to clean it up in the morning.
Lawyers typically know little about technology, but here they micro-manage development. Employees spend 1/3 of their day socializing. Some in leadership positions openly discuss what expensive perks they are trying to get from business partners.