A developer reflects on their company's loss of humanity and feeling stuck
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Summary
A personal essay from a software developer reflecting on how their company has changed over 8 years. The author was hired as a junior developer despite an unconventional background (high school art degree, imperfect interview) because the team lead valued motivation and invested in people. Now the company has lost its human-centric culture, becoming more corporate and impersonal, but the author feels trapped and unsure where else to go.
Key quotes
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The company I work for is losing all of its humanity but I don't know where else to go
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