Last company I left went bankrupt and got bought by a VC who replaced the whole management.
The new managers were running around telling people how to do things because of the "company spirit".
A few people, including me, were in the company for over 7 years and we knew the company spirit, because well, we lived and formed it.
Now some newly hired MBAs try to tell me that I'm wrong?
The bankruptcy lead many people to leave. The rest left because of the new management. Now the company has the old name and product, but noone of the people that created or formed it remained.
Yes, that's a phenomenon I've experienced twice now. Great small company getting acquired by large company. Managers / execs of large company commence dismantling whatever made the small company efficient / competent.
I have some theories as to why this pattern occurs. Perhaps it's because the managers get paid a lot and feel the need to do something to prove they're worth it. Maybe managers are trying to cut costs, product be damned, to get bonuses. It could be because big companies typically have a lower grade of developers on average than small companies that are good enough to get acquired, and lower grade developers need to be babysat more. I dunno. It sucks though.
Last company I left went bankrupt and got bought by a VC who replaced the whole management.
The new managers were running around telling people how to do things because of the "company spirit".
A few people, including me, were in the company for over 7 years and we knew the company spirit, because well, we lived and formed it.
Now some newly hired MBAs try to tell me that I'm wrong?
The bankruptcy lead many people to leave. The rest left because of the new management. Now the company has the old name and product, but noone of the people that created or formed it remained.