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It was not the burnout machine when all of us joined.


Oh, it definitely was.

We were just younger. Now we have lives and families and sleeping under our desks sounds far less appealing when there's a warm bed with a spouse you love back home...


Yep. It definitely wasn't the case 10 years ago.

It became significantly worse, with way more micromanagement, less productivity and lower quality products.




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