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Bad People = Bad Workplace

Senior Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Visa for 2 years
May 31, 2016
Bengaluru, Karnataka
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

New technologies in the UI development space.

Good office space and perks.

Cons

In the name of standardization of code, they have ended up with a bad version of common libraries for UI development. Imagine having a library without any documentation.

Too much process. A simple code fix will have to be merged into multiple levels of branching; this is unnecessary.

Directors and Sr. Directors micromanage work to the point of directing how many hours one should estimate for a story.

One needs to use "escalation" and "issues" to get work done across teams; there is absolutely no synergy.

People here simply do not believe in collaborating.

No appreciation. Success is celebrated only at the top management level. For those who deliver the goods, well, you get no appreciation.

Advice to Management
  • Fix the culture - you seem to have too many people who think they are the masters simply because they work for VISA!
  • Fix the process - if you want to be Agile, implement it in the true sense. Setting up Continuous Integration will not help if product needs are NOT met immediately. Kick out the six-month plan.

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