- Performance reviews happen once a year from hire date, making regular feedback impossible
- Bugs are routinely passed through code review as "out of scope"
- Attempts to improve code quality or follow best practices are met with resistance
- Following Figma design specs is treated as a problem rather than a standard
- UI/UX inconsistencies go unaddressed with no effort to maintain standards
- Your work is reported upward under your manager's name
- Code reviews and technical decisions are made by non-technical managers
- AI-generated code is heavily relied upon with no review process or time to clean it up
- A sustainable working pace are not accommodated
