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If you're lucky enough to be part of a team in the e-teams' good graces, you have the chance to tackle some interesting problems.

Many smart engineers, though not all, are a pleasure to work with; a competitive culture is seemingly encouraged due to stack ranking.

• Boys club: promotions are based off of who you know rather than what you do.

• Given the layoffs and reorgs, WLB has taken a massive hit to fill the gaps.

• Morale hit from various layoffs and reorgs still lingers and doesn't seem to be getting any better.

• Career progression outside of the boys club is nigh impossible; the best you can do is a lateral move if it's even possible.

• Inconsistencies in promotion criteria across teams, even though roles are supposedly normalized across the company.