Lack of Control

### Lack of Control in Big Tech Environments

- **Minimal Impact on Compensation Outcomes**\
  Bonuses are partially determined by a company-wide multiplier set by the board of directors, making individual contributions irrelevant to overall payout—especially frustrating for early-career engineers.

- **Frequent and Arbitrary Reorgs**\
  Organizational reshuffles occur as often as every six months, often driven more by managerial politics than strategic necessity. This creates instability and confusion around scope and ownership.

- **High Project Cancellation Rate**\
  Many internal initiatives—no matter how well-executed or promising—get shut down if they don’t show potential for multi-billion dollar revenue. Even widely used products like *Moments* or *Portal* were discontinued for not being “big enough.”

- **Little Influence Over Strategic Direction**\
  Engineers, regardless of tenure or effort, have virtually no say in top-level decisions, such as product cancellations or investment shifts. This can be deeply demoralizing when months of work are discarded.

- **Examples of Killed Products Underscore Volatility**\
  Services like Google Stadia, Facebook Moments, Vine, and even early versions of TikTok-like products were all terminated—often abruptly—despite initial success or large user bases.

Lack of Control in Big Tech Environments

Minimal Impact on Compensation Outcomes**\
  Bonuses are partially determined 