Workday

I worked at Adaptive Insights Business Unit, which was once a quirky startup with poker tables, a band that played every so often, and parties for every holiday imaginable. There was a forward-thinking idea of pushing better tools to produce software. There were incentives to stick around while Workday absorbed the business unit.

The unit has changed into a large corporate structure where OKRs (organizational key results) rule supreme.

Middle managers weaponize OKRs for their personal gains. Middle managers are constantly looking for scapegoats, shifting blame and unwanted OKRs to other teams.

The business unit constantly misses targets and therefore applies incredible pressure to the teams. Poor communication amongst managers, the constant need to fulfill one manager's requirements while another is upset that you are unable to fulfill their requirements. Managers publicly insult other teams.

The software code is incredibly poorly written, with numerous security holes and the use of very old software.

Imagine working with very old-school engineers who don't care to improve the setup, nor are they really helping you to do your job. If you are planning to do work here, most likely these engineers will sit around and attempt to criticize whatever work you do in an attempt to maintain relevance.