Pros
The infrastructure team actually knew what they were doing, and the internal tools were decent.
Cons
• Diversity initiatives were rolled out repeatedly with no real change in practice
• The same people kept showing up in every space while opportunities stayed unchanged
• Listening sessions were held, concerns were shared, and then everything went silent
• The feedback cycle repeated multiple times with no follow through
• Public commitments did not match hiring or promotion outcomes
• Talking about diversity felt like a substitute for actual progress