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- Very little internal support from Human Resources. - Developers are burnt out too quickly and take on too many projects. - No communication between departments, causing major delays in projects. - Upper management has switched over to a singular cost-of-living adjusted raises, demoralizing the more ambitious members of the company. - While unlimited PTO and Work from Home Policies were available, employees were discouraged from using them in order to achieve to the best of their ability.

– The relatively flat structure and low staff turnover among upper management meant there were few opportunities for growth past a certain point. – At the time, there was a shortage of resources for brand growth, and manpower was insufficient. Paradoxically, however – by virtue of the advertising funding model – there was constant pressure to show that audience engagement was rising, or at least not falling. – Financial investment in career development for staff was rare. – Ground-level employees were given no agency in some aspects of decision-making that would have benefitted from their input, and upper management often did not take into account the industry-specific issues impacting the directions publications should have taken. – At the time, team morale was at an all-time low, and there was a persistent threat to job security. – Almost no benefits, e.g. healthcare, dental, bonuses.