“The Christmas bonus shrank. Employees were no longer provided a fire hose of corporate information. The company abandoned a pledge that its artificial intelligence would not be used for weapons. The budget for promotions dried up, pressuring Ms. Grey to lower performance ratings, which she said was “stunningly painful.””

So Long to Tech’s Dream Job
It’s the shut up and grind era, tech workers said, as Apple, Google, Meta and other giants age into large bureaucracies.
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