Hostile takeover from the top has completely ruined working here for me, when it used to be quite enjoyable. Upper management touts this as being a technology company that believes in agile principles, but has become increasingly controlling and obstructionist over the past year.
It is not worth putting up with this month after month. The pay is mediocre and the expectations continue to get more strict as the meddling and interference grows. The company has doubled down on their mistakes and they refuse to see reason. The impacts of this are already being felt, but they do not acknowledge it and want to push forward regardless. It’s not unrealistic to say that nothing will change for the better until at least 2025, which is a bit pathetic considering the company hasn’t even caught up to the times yet. Just because profits are high doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things.
Bottom line - this is not an agile company. This is a company that practices scrum, which inherently cannot be agile as it is a rigid process. Even then, scrum is very loosely practiced and outsiders are allowed to interfere with the team as much as they please without repercussions. Upper management even admits that they don’t recognize scrum teams as being independent, because at the end of the day it’s just waterfall.
If you do accept a position here, just remember that it’s an insurance company and they make millions based on screwing people. What do you think they’ll do to you?
