Tech Tensions: Navigating Uncertainty in an Overly Cautious Landscape at Twilio
Tech Tensions: Navigating Uncertainty in an Overly Cautious Landscape at Twilio
Competitive salary.
Good hiring means very talented people.
Overly cautious with tech means extremely slow progress.
If not working on core components, there's lots of ambiguity, and it feels irrelevant and pointless.
A zero-sum mentality, brought by Colombian upper management, is causing a lot of distress on deadlines.
Downgrading technology due to fear of exploring unknown tech.
Stop hiring Colombian managers. They draw a philosophy of bossing around and belittling people.
Or teach them to stop being like that.
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