* Cubic got acquired by a private equity firm a few years back. The standard PE playbook is-- drum up sales, cut costs, sell the company/get acquired
--- They've been aggressive about sales, and have landed a number of big projects
--- Through layoffs and not replacing people leaving, CTS has a fraction of it's former headcount. The people left are struggling with an unchanged workload to be carried out by half the employees
--- on a related note, innovation funding has been severely cut.
--- So we are lagging the market in terms of product features. It's hard to produce quality when you have twice the projects you should.
--- Many people laid off had skills that no one else had. So many projects have gone even slower than expected given the low headcount.
--- last I heard, there were no options for a change in position. This has been the case for a few years
--- raises haven't kept up with inflation (even with the government's low figures. Real world, we're falling behind.)
