I am not in a comfortable situation in mine. It is a bit toxic tbh. The rest of it seems normal - so many meetings, everyone fumbling around trying to meet the goals that shift around. I do like the parts where I get to write code though:-).
Nobody enjoys 100% of every day and every activity. But do you enjoy your job… mostly?
I like my job. I WFH, and will never go back to full time office. I know an Amazon employee that’s pissed because they’re forcing everyone to RTO and being shitty about it. The shittiness is the point though, because they’re trying to drive wages down by getting people to voluntarily leave. I’ve found that toxic workplaces aren’t worth the paycheck, and any workplace forcing RTO without an actually good reason is toxic.
I will say that there’s some chaos and mess in pretty much every job. If anyone yells at you (or anyone) about it instead of handling it like an adult though, GTFO. I’ve worked for that sort of person and it’s never worth it.
I’ve tried to stick it out for a long time but yeah. The trouble is that my last position was that way too, and the one before that. I’m terrible at detecting such in advance, especially when they present well or even change after I’m hired.
I had a fantastic boss once, but she got booted herself - get this, for being too kind to her workers, telling her boss that no she would not overwork us. The system so commonly seems designed to suck the soul out of if not people then at least roles like managers.
But not everywhere is like that.:-)