Lots of structure, for better or for worse
Lots of structure, for better or for worse
- Prestige
- Good pay
- Good benefits
- Lots of smart people
- A lot of red tape.
- People doing things just because that's the way everyone else is doing it and it's the safe way to advance.
- You can feel powerless and only execute things.
- Expectations are high and there's a lot of pressure.
- Proprietary tech takes at least 6-12 months to learn, and the longer you stay, the harder it gets to decide to leave.
The machine is simply too big for some managers to do something.
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