+1 on this sentiment. I myself see myself leaving big tech. In the past I drank the kool-aid. There was a mission. There was a vision, and there were growth opportunities. Now I see people leaving left and right and none is inspired anymore - since it became clear that the mission is solely “making the world a better place by relying on our shareholders to do something with their money”.
I especially have the feeling that - while being in AI - leadership simply jumped too early on that train and now has teams full of people knowing that every project is set up for failure…
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+1 on this sentiment. I myself see myself leaving big tech. In the past I drank the kool-aid. There was a mission. There was a vision, and there were growth opportunities. Now I see people leaving left and right and none is inspired anymore - since it became clear that the mission is solely “making the world a better place by relying on our shareholders to do something with their money”.
I especially have the feeling that - while being in AI - leadership simply jumped too early on that train and now has teams full of people knowing that every project is set up for failure…
The mission was always bullshit. People just nodded along with it as long as the getting was good.