- Leadership can be machiavellian and metrics-focused to a fault (optimizing heavily for short-term, shallow outcomes)
- There's a core group of folks who have a lot of influence and have been around for a while. It's often hard to have a debate about product decision because they have so much sway/don't evaluate input effectively
- Career advancement is opaque and seems to be mostly at managerial discretion. The culture seems to frown upon people who are open about wanting to be rewarded for their work and effort
- There's a fair bit of kool-aid, which can be fun in small doses, but can be hard to be around when you're knee deep in the sausage being made as it comes off as inauthentic
