
They understand our business in depth.
People care about our customers and are proud of our products.
Resolving issues and doing new work at a quick pace (avoiding too much process).
Adjusted for inflation, my TC is down 50% from 2018 when we had RSUs. An equity position / RSU equivalent shared with a larger part of the organization is needed.
Outsourced coworkers are now the majority of my coworkers and are not at the same skill or business sophistication level as the people they replaced. Timezone differences are also a challenge. Status meetings are mostly tense and the overall tone testy.