- Incompetent upper management makes questionable resource allocation decisions. They opt to spend heavily on short-term consultants who deliver only a minimum viable product before leaving, instead of investing in and developing long-term employees.
- Quality of life is declining: benefits/tokens of employee appreciation have been reduced, employee career advancement opportunities are scarce, and morale is rapidly dropping.
- Heavy-handed security measures force you to work exclusively within company-provided systems and tools, limiting flexibility, efficiency, and innovation.
- The RTO mandate is based solely on the CEO’s “feelings” rather than data or employee feedback. When asked why, his explanation was, “We work better together.”
- Increased reliance on offshore resources makes collaboration challenging and less efficient due to significant time zone gaps.
- Recent revelation of stack ranking during performance reviews, creating a toxic and competitive environment rather than fostering collaboration.