The same execs apply EXTREME pressure to complete ad hoc wishlists as "MVP" software. Employees that will cave to the pressure and produce software they know is bad because they are covered by "the exec told me to". There's no target product defined that any "MVP" will move us toward. Only a malleable list of features to churn out by a preconceived and hard deadline. The only way for Tech to keep its head above water is to be a feature factory. Many people have tried to build up Tech operationally to be more efficient in the long run, but cuts, delays, and "headwinds" always stomp those plans. Another example of the company's shortsightedness. When I first started at UP, one of the pros was how stable it was. Investor-pleasing execs have really ruined that and have lost sight of doing what's best for the company in the long term. UP often doesn't do proper hardware and software research before spending ungodly amounts of money. Shortsightedly buys bad hardware, tries to address the problem with accessories (over and over) or haphazard software work arounds instead of accepting the bad choice of the past and moving on to better hardware more suited for the task. UP gets involved in politics unrelated to railroading. Work from home policy was OK until recently, when it became a joke. Now, only one day WFH for the office folks. Not surprising considering how horribly they treat the field folks.
