Senior management, many of whom had been there for over a decade, lacked vision, struggled to understand how to use modern tech, and measured success by how long people sat in the office, even when there was no meaningful work. They hired many underqualified Indian consultants who worked from anywhere, while those not favored by management had to slog through Boston traffic or deal with unaffordable housing—a clearly unfair setup. Stay too long, and finding opportunities elsewhere will be difficult—you’ll become one of them.