Many are overtasked, talents exploited or manipulated, under the facade of "SAFe Agility" and having dual responsibilities, filling multiple operational roles at once when the national average compensation for one of those roles is still more than what they make in their role on paper.
300 characters isn't enough to scratch the surface. There needs to be systemic change. There is a cancer that has been growing and the lengths at which certain leaders have gone to protect this cancer is alarming. We have already lost good employees over it, soon we'll start losing good leaders too.
The burnout is real. The damage control from others' messes is far too much. There are too many cooks in the kitchen. We had a strong core team and a bright future before Agile, but now we are disjointed and hiring twice the amount of operational people to do work that was already being done.
Some of us still have hope and still work hard every single day in spite of what occurs around us. We still work toward progress and do what is best for our people and our customers. For most, the work ethic is strong and as a team we do amazing work to better the world around us.