Pros
The mission and the people.
Cons
Leadership is so out of touch they would rather be on a boat than listen to the feedback from teams to improve the operational disfunction that is tech. There are so many foundational tech issues that are getting swept under the rug with zero transparency and accountability for decisions made. Architecture and engineering leaders are constantly battling it out, then blaming product for the disconnect. You can see product trying to move forward, but constantly getting blamed/bad mouthed by tech leadership. Which is funny considering that product interacts more in a leadership capacity than the ‘TDI SLT.’ Some areas are calmer than others, but leadership is constantly battling themselves or other parts of the business. Demos net zero feedback, because they are very top heavy and people are afraid to speak up. Still running very waterfall with strategies like replace ‘X’ system by EOY. I heard product was told they aren’t allowed to roadmap, so going nowhere fast. People can’t even get working laptops across the bank to do their day jobs. No standards and finger pointing is driving the tech strategy.