* The training practice has withered.
* While it used to be a place that attracted the best development talent, the heyday is gone. Much of the top talent has left, and the company hasn't attracted top talent lately.
* The founder prides himself on taking care of his top people, but in practice this means that being a favorite of the management family is too important, and that every employee has a slightly different benefits package that depends on the relationship with the management.
* The focus on Grails means other web technologies get the shaft.