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Unfortunately the last couple years have featured big layoffs and aggressive performance management, which has heavily targeted ICs, while leaving top leadership untouched. Culture has gone downhill and is increasingly feeling political and toxic with teams fighting over scope. The company is going all in on AI - all engineers are expected to use the tools constantly and their AI token usage and PR counts are being tracked in dashboards. The most unfortunate part is that in the frenzy of chasing AI trends, leadership has completely lost touch with what customers and small business users want and need.

Leadership instability — recent departures and layoffs have created gaps in direction and continuity • Increased workload without clearly defined role expansion or immediate comp alignment • Reactive decision-making at times, especially during org changes or vendor transitions • Lack of clear career pathing for high performers stepping into expanded responsibilities • Communication can be inconsistent across teams and leadership layers