Products are in disrepair. Absent management. Dismal morale. Culture of apathy
Products are in disrepair. Absent management. Dismal morale. Culture of apathy
Wages are high, resources are plentiful, and you will meet a lot of great, very smart people. It is an easy company to get into for building a career quickly.
Morale is dismal. Work areas are overcrowded to an extreme and are very loud. Employees are forced to use experimental software and tools, so nothing stays the same for two days in a row. Critical resources fail continually. Managers are not given sufficient authority, time, or resources to manage. Clear instructions are rare. The burnout rate is high; people leave too frequently for teams to be reliable. The culture is in line with that of tired people that do not feel important: apathetic, profane, hostile. Lots of drugs and alcohol. Not good for anyone with a family.
Hire your workforce.
Give people ownership of their jobs, and they will take ownership of your vision.
Insist on providing a physical environment that people actually want to be in.
Do not allow critical developments to be dependent on experimental software.
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