Thank you so much for the input and sorry for the late response. I fell asleep pretty much right after posting this.

The questions about leadership and avenue kind of illustrate a core problem we're having. If we were to break down authority into levels, I'd be level one, at the bottom. Right now, the person at level two is in charge. The positions for level three and four are currently unfilled and are the core levels for direction, execution, management, etc. The person in level five, the highest person I ever interact with in the company (and even then only briefly because they are so above my pay grade there's not much point in interactions between us), is there, but basically a ghost. I literally haven't seen them in months as we've not had a visit from them, which is not normal but also not abnormal as they have a lot of responsibilities above what we do.

Whether or not this is the reality of the situation, I personally feel like there are so many gaps in the company at this point, and the corporate environment is in such a way, that there is no one with the authority, knowledge, or resources to address this.

My personal goal, if I'm being completely honest, is that I'm trying to get a different job and get out with my ass intact and the gossip is putting an additional stressor on me.