Lost its soul
Lost its soul
Perks and benefits are still amazing.
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There are a lot of new managers, especially in Google Cloud. They do not really understand the systems and are focused on saving their skin.
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There is a newfound, crazy focus on code stats/lines of code, etc. This is not a useful metric to measure productivity. Everyone is padding their code stats.
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Uninspiring leadership. When was the last time the company innovated and brought a new product to the market that was not an acquisition?
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Zero internal mobility. If you are stuck with a bad manager/team, you cannot easily transfer anymore.
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