Getting toxic nowadays - Senior Software Engineer Agoda Employee Review

1. Inflated Ego Among New Managers: Some newly appointed managers begin to perceive themselves as VIPs, prioritizing personal stature over team welfare. 2. Impact at the Cost of Team Morale: In their urge to "make an impact," they often push changes that serve their image but damage team dynamics, productivity, and motivation. 3. Rise of Internal Politics: Political behavior and favoritism have become prevalent, with decisions influenced by personal biases rather than merit or fairness. 4. Deterioration of Team Culture: A previously healthy, collaborative environment has become toxic, driven by micro-management and unclear expectations introduced under new leadership. 5. Unreasonable Work Expectations: Despite consistently strong performance, I was asked to deliver more in less time, often pressured to work during weekends and off-hours — even when not on-call. 6. Disrespect Toward Work-Life Balance: Critical meetings were deprioritized in favor of task completion, undermining transparency, collaboration, and long-term planning. 7. Lack of Technical Diligence: Manager declined to review a well-structured 5000-line codebase, dismissing the effort involved in delivering new features, even after it being approved by code owners. 8. Disconnected Oversight: There’s a worrying trend of managerial detachment — asking engineers to account for their output manually, while ignoring simple tools and dashboards that clearly reflect contributions.