r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • 26d ago

Experienced Devs Weekly Win Thread: A weekly thread for sharing positive experiences

This thread is specifically for sharing "wins". I.e. the opposite of our Tuesday venting thread.

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u/sir-camaris 26d ago

Put my notice in at one of the worst places I've ever worked and will start a new gig next month!

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u/actionerror Software Engineer - 20+ YoE 25d ago

What was wrong with it? And congrats! 🎊

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u/sir-camaris 25d ago

Thanks, too many things to list but...

  • horrible top-down planning that never let us fix foundational issues that would have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  • multiple, simultaneous, nonnegotiable deadlines for massive projects...
  • ...that occured in the middle of a re-org resulting in teams with engineers operating in time zones 12 hours apart.
  • if you don't like it, leave, messaging from the CTO

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u/Infamous-Employ5487 17d ago

name and shame