great people, outdated technology, fiefdoms
great people, outdated technology, fiefdoms
Great benefits, enthusiastic, smart people, great work/life balance, a fantastic campus, and a sense of fun.
Layers and layers of management, each team with its own goals and technology. Outdated sites, technology graveyards, no room to disrupt ancient dead sites making millions from ads on accidental clicks. Still have to support old browsers, which slows interesting projects. Way too many meetings.
If you don't start killing some of the old tech, no one will want to work there. And there is a lot of dead management weight.
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