No longer what it used to be
No longer what it used to be
- People are generally nice.
- Lots of in-office perks.
- Low-pressure environment.
Execution velocity is abysmally slow.
Professional atrophy due to internal-only technologies.
Lots of internal politics.
Arbitrary layoff criteria means there is no job security at all.
"Data driven" culture with very little statistical rigor. Metric hacking abounds.
Enshitification is in full swing with no signs of stopping.
Focus on the user, and everything else will follow.
Break the cycle of enshitification.
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