Compensation is increasingly out of step with both the market and the expectations placed on employees. Annual raises and promotion increases fail to keep pace with inflation or market rates, making it difficult to view long-term growth as sustainable.
Recent organizational changes have also led to a loss of institutional knowledge in key areas. As experienced leaders and long-tenured employees exit, gaps in product understanding and historical context are becoming more noticeable, impacting both execution and decision-making.
There is also a largely unspoken expectation of extended hours and unpaid overtime to meet performance goals, which contributes to ongoing burnout. While layoffs may have aligned the business to current needs, they were implemented in a way that left gaps in both expertise and delivery capacity, placing additional strain on remaining team members.