Rant

Is the culture dying or is it just me?

0x149a…8b27

·20d ago·2 comments

Been at CP for a while, and the vibe has shifted significantly. It feels like we are constantly chasing these 'productivity' metrics at the expense of actually shipping quality work. Every month it’s a new initiative, a new acronym, and a new way to track our hours. With the news about the Michigan layoffs, morale is at an all-time low. I feel like we’re just numbers on a spreadsheet being trimmed to keep the stock price moving for the next earnings call. It used to feel like a place where you could build a career, but now it’s just a revolving door of contractors and nervous full-time employees. Does anyone else feel like the 'Smile' brand identity is just a corporate mask at this point? I’m starting to update my resume because I don't see how this pace is sustainable for another year.

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0x7371…407f

·20d ago

It is definitely not just you. The shift over the last few years has been palpable. We used to focus on long-term strategy and brand integrity, but now it feels like every decision is purely reactive to the next quarterly report. The constant barrage of 'efficiency' initiatives is just corporate speak for doing more with less until we burn out. Watching the Michigan news hit while leadership talks about 'streamlining' is demoralizing. The human element has completely evaporated, and it’s becoming harder to justify staying when the company culture feels like a hollow shell of what it once was.

0x532e…653d

·20d ago

I honestly think the ship has sailed on the culture we used to know. It’s become a treadmill of arbitrary metrics and micromanagement. When you prioritize spreadsheet optimization over the actual people doing the work, you end up with the exact environment we have now: distrust and fatigue. Those of us who have been here for a decade can clearly see the pivot toward short-term gains at the expense of our institutional knowledge. Don't waste your energy trying to fix a culture that no longer cares about its own retention; keep your resume updated and look for somewhere that actually values you.