I'm reading the Gallup paper about workplace engagement, which claims that 70% of the workforce is not engaged... but it is really high level and doesn't really cover why and it doesn't break down by company and job role. So, out of curiosity, I'm asking here hoping to observe some specific experiences... What situations made you disengaged/stuck in a rut? ... (for example daily stand up are not relevant, manager has a bad attitude/doesn't let you do the thing that you were excited to do/broken promises/others are getting recognition) also state years of work experience and if you were a dev/test/ops/PM (at the time when you were feeling disengaged) - and whether you have direct reports or not.
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Microsoft-specific: Micromanagement. Ethnic monoculture (aka everyone on team is Chinese or Indian) where English isnât the default language at work and my manager canât communicate well in English. Frequent reorganizations. Cancelled projects due to higher-level strategic thrashing (as opposed to technical reasons). Lack of scope in role. Mismatch of my skills with jobs Iâm assigned to. Low TC compared to external offers. Bad internal tools and lack of eng process. Difficulty of internal transfer (at Microsoft itâs essentially easier to apply to external companies than to switch internally), and getting rejected from internal teams where Iâd be a better fit. Google-specific: promotion denials for absurd reasons; necessity of âproving myselfâ to be working at the next level for at least 2-3 cycles before actually getting the promo; similarly, performance reviews out of sync with promo results (strongly-exceeds-expectations 3 times in a row and still no promo). High cost of housing/long commute fatigue. Random assignment on-hire to a different team than expected, leading to role/skills mismatch and lack of opportunities for advancement.
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Yeah I feel you - quite a few people I know at Microsoft have left due to bad managers. I never worked at Google, but I've heard the hiring process there was a little unorganized (at least for industry hires). Thanks for sharing.
IC biz role. - When I am not recognized for my work - When someone else takes credit for my work - When a decision is made about the area that I am a SME or owner, without consulting me - When my job doesn't have any resemblance to the job description from when I was hired into role, because all the most interesting projects have been put on hold indefinitely - When engagement with partners and stakeholders create a toxic environment and there's so little trust that we argue about every decision - When resource allocation blocks our ability to deliver on key projects - When I'm shut out of meetings that would be important for me to attend because they directly impact my work - When my manager talks over me even though they don't have the core skill competencies to understand the work - When leadership is given feedback on how to make things better, but then never action any real change
Being excluded and talked down to/interrupted is pretty upsetting. And the way projects get funded/resource allocations make no sense sometimes. Thanks for sharing.
- Brilliant jerks (http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2017-11-13/brilliant-jerks.html) They tend to destroy company culture at a micro-level. If a company has enough of them, the culture suffers. - Not being recognized when the work is âabove and beyondâ and adds business value.
Thanks for sharing that article - I was not aware of the selfless jerk. There are times that I've seen this though where they get so passionate about a subject that they don't care how they talk to others who made a genuine mistake. It is nice if colleagues treated each other with dignity. The close parenthesis became part of the link for some reason, so here it is again for others: http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2017-11-13/brilliant-jerks.html Not being recognized really sucks.
Slowness of industry. I have been lucky to tackle some huge projects, but Amex is slow so a lot of stuff I will work on is in 2021. I basically attend a 9am standup, read internet, log onto steam till lunch then tackle work or pet projects for 4 hours a day.
Its a dream life.
Haha Iâll take it!
That Gallup paper is overrated. Source me
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Thanks for sharing. I thought Amazon paid well, but worked employees like dogs (pressure driven like you said) - at least that's the public perception. What are examples of things that your peers do that are bad?