Office politics ruins technology - Software Engineer Citi Employee Review

2.0
Jun 20, 2017
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Pros

- Good salary if you get into a team with high visibility - Work hours are moderately relaxed for most teams

Cons

- Forget about promotion if you don't play the politics game - Company lacks technical leadership - Code quality varies a lot between teams - Agile is not properly applied

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