Bogged down by bureaucracy, reorgs, and empire building
Bogged down by bureaucracy, reorgs, and empire building
Still quite a few good employees at Google trying to do the right thing and striving for engineering excellence.
Bogged down by bureaucracy, reorgs, and empire building.
Too much politics and backstabbing is getting in the way of actual meaningful progress and innovation.
Mediocrity is rewarded over excellence, since most days are wasted on political posturing in meetings.
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