Atlassian

People. Most of the employees, especially ICs, play as a team and help each other out. I'm not sure how this will continue with recently announced stack ranking.

Great mix of WFH flexibility and well-equipped offices.

A decent total compensation.

At this stage, the company values have turned into a meme, just like the concept of "Playing As A Team" and stack ranking.

Accountability only works downwards. If a project led by an IC is slipping by a week, management makes a big fuss about it and expects a mitigation plan ASAP. But, if the “leadership” is a few months late to provide an update, we’re only told that “they’re working on it”. The same applies to the company's abrupt transition from extremely aggressive hiring to lay-offs within a two-month period; there was no acknowledgement of potential errors that may have occurred.

In the past few months, the executives' tone of voice has shifted to somewhat passive-aggressive. Sure, it’s difficult macroeconomic conditions, but there’s better ways to communicate that we need to switch strategy, at least for the organization that Atlassian was aspiring to be.

A lot of toxic positivity, especially from the middle managers. Every re-org is celebrated like it was the best decision ever. It's especially annoying with more challenging announcements, like purging the Development Manager role.

Your career and overall well-being are heavily dependent on your direct manager. If you're fortunate, you have the potential to advance significantly, but if you're unlucky, you'll experience burnout. Too many good people have become miserable because of bad managers at Atlassian. It’s basically impossible to escalate a conflict with your manager.

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