Drama and politics
Drama and politics
Constantly working on bleeding-edge software with large budgets to support projects.
Ability to grow knowledge of various technological disciplines.
Tons of office politics. Since the reviews are based on a popularity contest, if you are not everyone's best friend, you get constantly screwed.
Get rid of the personal review system. Base it off the team's progress and the individual's contribution to the team's success or failure.
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