Spotify

Being part of a fast-paced engineering organization that is focused on the delivery of features and experiments for a large customer base (500M+ MAU).

Senior leadership appears honest and humble, yet falls short of giving genuine feedback that helps individuals grow. I feel that they are not experienced in these ways and have grown their careers within this small organization, not learning lessons necessary to move their teams ahead.

Layoffs in 2023 were handled in a way that lacked compassion and, more importantly, accountability at the top of the house. I would not feel comfortable working in this organization without some significant changes at the helm.

Leadership (top of the house) and across the Missions and Studios have not adapted well to the scale at which the company now works.

Strategy is missing in most areas. They have a good understanding of what a strategy looks like but have not been successful at creating one.

Many leaders are stuck doing work the same way as they always have, as it's comfortable. Moving ahead requires more stability and resiliency.