Yes. And part of why you're paid exorbitantly at these places is to absorb, manage, and counteract this dysfunction. This can be exhausting and lonely work.
i worked at a FAANG for six years and this matches my experience. there's a variety of responses:
- to burn out. sometimes the flameout is spectacular, other times it's a quiet, lonely exit.
- to "go with the flow." soft-quit, accept that the dysfunction is there and narrow your own expectations within it
- (rarely) to productively challenge it, and -- through picking battles and careful resource management -- push through and make something truly good for yourself or your reports.
this is situational. all three are often present in one career at different times.
Counteract might be the wrong word.. The ongoing dysfunction doesn't fall from the sky, it is largely a consequence of people prioritizing the goals they are assigned for the betterment of their group, etc.
i worked at a FAANG for six years and this matches my experience. there's a variety of responses:
- to burn out. sometimes the flameout is spectacular, other times it's a quiet, lonely exit.
- to "go with the flow." soft-quit, accept that the dysfunction is there and narrow your own expectations within it
- (rarely) to productively challenge it, and -- through picking battles and careful resource management -- push through and make something truly good for yourself or your reports.
this is situational. all three are often present in one career at different times.