Can't wait to leave
Can't wait to leave
- Interesting/promising technology
- A few caring teammates.
- Free lunch allowance when in office.
It's been a nightmare since the start. The org is super flat which means that my manager was too busy to meet let alone clearly explain what I should be working on. There is too much red tape surrounding the OKR and Jira systems to manage tasks and the program managers seem to love it. It's a drain on productivity in my opinion.
A few teammates (esp the new hires) are helpful but a few old-timers are so full of themselves. Work-life balance is nonexistent. Since the company went public, it's only gotten worse. The stock has been tanking. Starting now, we need to report the number of hours worked on each project (adding up to <= 40 hours) into a public spreadsheet so that they can know that "no team member is overloaded". I am guessing clocking in and out will be next.
Free food is the only nice thing. The other benefits are pretty standard: no 401-K matching, no bonuses and the base pay is lower than other tech companies.
Culture: probably too "open" for my taste, having to notify everyone whether you'll still be on slack when on PTO or that you can't work this week because you have covid.
Ask yourself why people are leaving?
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