- Leadership across multiple divisions lacks both technical depth and strategic clarity. Initiatives are often dictated by vanity, optics, or internal favoritism rather than feasibility or product alignment.
- The AI division exemplifies the broader dysfunction. There’s no roadmap, no accountability, and no clear path toward integrating any work into real products. It operates in a bubble — isolated from the rest of the company and reality.
- Teams are treated less like professional engineers and more like graduate students in a toxic PhD lab — constantly needing to justify their work, chase the approval of insecure leaders, and navigate unclear, shifting expectations. Critical thinking is discouraged, and questioning the status quo can hurt your standing.
- Leadership routinely shows up late, contradicts themselves, and deflects blame when projects slip — often blaming the team instead of addressing structural blockers.
- Constructive feedback is not just unwelcome — it’s risky. Several people have faced retaliation after raising legitimate concerns. The culture incentivizes silence and conformity.
- Employees feel pressure to comply with unreasonable demands out of fear — often taking on excessive workloads or staying quiet about mistreatment.
- Many experienced engineers have either resigned or been pushed out. Their roles are being filled by junior hires with little guidance, leading to a noticeable decline in engineering quality and morale.
- Decision-making is dominated by ego, not data. Some senior figures in technical leadership seem more interested in internal power plays than in shipping anything meaningful.
- HR and upper leadership have shown little willingness to engage with these issues. There’s a heavy reliance on spin and surface-level messaging, rather than fixing root problems.
Review:
Over the past few years, the company’s culture has deteriorated into a toxic mix of insecurity, politics, and incompetence. What was once a promising place to build innovative products has devolved into performative leadership, internal chaos, and a growing disregard for employee well-being and technical
