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The people here are amazing to work with, the manager looks out for people, and coworkers step up to help each other.

Constant rotating C-suite, frequent departures at the top if they don’t fall in line and be yes-men. CEO views ICs as needing disciplining, threatening to increase RTO office days if metrics aren’t met, and invests more into tooling for monitoring workers while at the same time cutting spending on tools that actually accelerate work.

CEO brags about how good the compensation here is and how good we have it when in reality the pay is below market rate for the SF area.

Stop viewing it as a us vs them, treat your employees with respect and they will enthusiastically give more to the company. Try using the carrot instead of a Machiavellian stick. Don’t be afraid of hiring leaders who are willing to propose opposing viewpoints.