- The yearly conference that Qualtrics hosts can get a little out of hand. Mid-level managers don't sleep for a week or two in order to get everything done. As you can imagine that makes life fun for everyone. Despite having done this at scale for 4 or 5 years now, we can't seem to get it done without some serious fatigue.
- Cross departmental communication about product updates can be frustrating. Code push cadence is unclear and while major changes are announced, lots of little "surprises" show up that can make sales, support, and operations scramble.
- Increasingly bloated C-level. CEO and COO have a combined 20 direct reports.
- The above is indicative of a manager culture that from the top-down discourages delegation and can have a tendency to encourage micromanagement.
- C-level is increasingly vocal in partisian political causes.