> I work in a fear-based culture right now
That sucks. I have been there. Awful. For me, the silver lining is that I no longer ignore stinky red flags
That sucks. I have been there. Awful. For me, the silver lining is that I no longer ignore stinky red flags
Do NOT put up with that.
You don't have to. There are so many companies, even now, where you can get decent work with much more sensible norms.
There's always kind of a gravitational pull toward excess debt because "get the [fix/feature] out there in front of [users/client/exec]" is such a tempting drug for management, even if they're generally good. But the amount and toxicity of the debt varies widely. Find a company that's sane about this if you value your own sanity imo.