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Does anyone actually trust the current leadership roadmap anymore?

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·13d ago·2 comments
I’ve been reading the internal memos and honestly, it feels like they’re just throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. First, we go all-in on EVs, then we pull back because of market demand, then we pivot to hybrids, then we cut 700 people here, 160 people there. It’s impossible to plan a career here when the company doesn't even know what it wants to be in three years. Management keeps talking about 'efficiency' and 'streamlining,' but all I see is institutional knowledge walking out the door. We’re losing people who actually know how to ship product, while the middle management layers seem to just keep expanding or shifting titles. I’m tired of the town halls where they repeat the same corporate buzzwords while the headcount drops every single quarter. Has anyone noticed a shift in the tone from your managers lately? Mine has been dead silent during 1-on-1s, which usually signals they’ve been told to keep their mouths shut while the next round of reductions is planned. If you have an exit strategy, are you actually pulling the trigger or just waiting to see if you get a package?

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0x317a…a7a2
·13d ago

It’s a classic case of executive whiplash. You can’t build a long-term strategy on reactive pivots meant to appease shareholders in the short term. When you treat the workforce as a line item to be trimmed every time a quarterly report misses the mark, you lose the talent capable of executing the actual vision. It’s hard to believe in the roadmap when the people holding the map keep folding it up and changing the destination every six months.

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·13d ago

I worked there for a decade and saw the exact same cycle. They are terrified of being left behind by the EV transition but lack the stomach to deal with the inevitable growing pains, so they just ping-pong between strategies. Everyone is exhausted from the constant restructuring and the empty talk about efficiency. Honestly, the best career move is to polish up your resume before the next round of 'streamlining' hits your department. Loyalty doesn't pay the bills.