I too would like to believe that "another kind of company is possible", but this isn't a ringing endorsement...

Eighteen months ago, Marciano oversaw a staff buyout of the company, which had been placed in receivership for the fourth time in 20 years. Today, 180 of the 243 employees are “associates” in the company.

It has only been employee-owned for a short time. Some overhang from the management style of the previous 20 years is only to be expected.