- Post-layoffs, there has been a clear decline in management quality and trust
- Some managers appear more focused on protecting their own positions than enabling their teams
- Increasing pressure on engineers to deliver more with less, without clear planning
- A growing trend of relying on copy-paste outputs from AI tools to create the impression of productivity or justify roles, rather than driving real technical direction
- Emphasis on visibility and optics over genuine engineering impact
- Meaningful contributions are often overlooked in favor of short-term, demonstrable outputs
- Lack of clear strategy for adopting AI in a structured and sustainable way, especially in the legal domain
- Managers tend to push directives without clear ownership, and when accountability is required, responsibility is often shifted onto individual developers
- Decision-making lacks transparency, resulting in confusion and declining morale
- Local management trying to save jobs due to layoff fear