The UX and marketing teams are way too political, to the point where some people are openly underhanded and inappropriate. The engineering teams are much better to work with. The CEO Nick can get overly involved, and it often shifts the focus away from real work and more toward who can put on the best show for the ceo. Honestly, it felt like a circus. One of the UX leaders even admitted it’s not about whether we can execute, but about crafting a narrative for Nick and managing his perception. That meant we’d sell him on things we couldn’t deliver on and constantly presented unfinished work just to keep up appearances. The UX design teams constantly pass the hot potato, and as long as they look good in front of leadership, they don’t care about much else. On top of that, Nick can be pretty immature at times. It’s like everyone’s walking on eggshells, trying not to set off an adult toddler. The UX team have huge egos, and will have zero issue passing blame onto others. And if Nick believes it, then there’s really not anything you can do. So you just stop caring. At least this was my experience.
