Management prioritizing self-preservation, optics, and lack of accountability - Senior Software Engineer Litera Microsystems Employee Review

- Post-layoffs, there has been a clear decline in management quality and trust - Some managers appear more focused on protecting their own positions than enabling their teams - Increasing pressure on engineers to deliver more with less, without clear planning - A growing trend of relying on copy-paste outputs from AI tools to create the impression of productivity or justify roles, rather than driving real technical direction - Emphasis on visibility and optics over genuine engineering impact - Meaningful contributions are often overlooked in favor of short-term, demonstrable outputs - Lack of clear strategy for adopting AI in a structured and sustainable way, especially in the legal domain - Managers tend to push directives without clear ownership, and when accountability is required, responsibility is often shifted onto individual developers - Decision-making lacks transparency, resulting in confusion and declining morale - Local management trying to save jobs due to layoff fear