Trying to be the Tesla of drones
Trying to be the Tesla of drones
Really, truly, excellent engineers and teammates.
Could not ask for better people to work with on a daily basis.
Things were great a year ago, but starting in Jan 2024, leadership made it clear they want to model company culture based on Tesla or SpaceX, in that they expect all employees to live for their job and have no life outside of work. It's not sustainable, it's counter-productive, and it's the reason I ended up leaving
- I have seen so many of my teammates get worn down and burned out by meaningless deadlines and half-baked projects that ended up being scrapped anyways.
Stop trying to be Elon Musk. Treat your employees with respect, and maybe you can regain theirs before too much talent has fled to greener pastures.
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