Notion

When I first joined, I was so excited to work with some of the most clever, enthusiastic, and stylish people that I had ever worked with. The product was great, and it felt awesome to contribute meaningfully and have a positive impact.

As the company grew larger though came growing pains: a lack of transparency from product and people managers, scrutinizing "unlimited" PTO from up top, credit taking and non-cooperation, confusing reorgs, and a lack of internal promo.

All these things led to an environment without psychological safety, and one by one I saw my favorite people and top talent leaving.

Additionally, features were constantly released half-baked, and never followed up on or polished; instead, deadlines moved fast and arbitrarily, and AI features were crammed into every surface of the product at the expense of user experience and trust.