- High performers are cut because their salary is higher due to performing (though not true at Oracle)
- The Peter Principle is on full display, where managers with threatened egos are intimidated by high performers
- There is a lack of visibility up the chain (which is mainly filled with psychopaths) regarding the actual output of employees
- Incompetent brown-nosers survive versus those raising valid concerns and producing
The division I work with is filled with VPs, Directors, and Managers who have contributed zero for over a decade and frankly should not be called engineers or leaders. The Dunning-Kruger effect is displayed daily where they expose their own incompetence. Those who are technically apt and care about their teams are gone, be it in leadership or as individual contributors. The incompetent not only survive but fail up—just reading the recent LinkedIn updates on promotions triggered me to write this rant.
I had a manager who cared and protected us from this insanity. That manager was let go, and we are going full speed into a wall trying to deal with ridiculous asks and unreasonable deadlines from the tyrant managers we now report to. When we raised burnout concerns, they were ignored, and we were told to just keep working harder and meet deadlines. In contacting those who left, I know the job market is terrible, but meeting them, they all look healthier and happier. My health is suffering, and my doctor said I need to reduce stress before something dire happens.
End of rant, end of caring about work. I am checking out. Frankly, I don't give a damn about this job anymore. I will start my job search and see how long it takes before they get rid of me. Who knows, maybe doing nothing will get me promoted!