Management talks a good game but when push comes to shove they're not realistic about how this company can function. There is an explicit push for employees to resolve issues directly, which just came to mean that someone was going to pull rank and shut down any debate if they didn't care to address a problem. When the problem was managers disregarding company values in a way that hurt their subordinates, it was impossible to use a framework that relied on those values in order to address the problem. The system only works if all people participate, and it's management's failing for not seriously evaluating whether everyone was participating.
My department was gutted during the October 2017 layoffs. Those who were let go seemed to be mostly those who stood up to the boss. Nobody likes being laid off, but I was not sad to say goodbye to the toxic scene at Disruptor Beam and while I've missed seeing some of my friends every day I have not missed the sense of dread I felt waking up every morning to go to a place where I would be insulted, disrespected, and made to look stupid in front of my peers. I was happier the day after I lost my job than I was at any point in the three months beforehand.
