- Dish out shares to 'examplary employees', only to take them back (and fire you) as soon as your no longer any use to them (e.g you burn out) - Technical debt on brand new isolated features is pushed for if it means you get it done faster - we should never voluntarily introduce tech debt - Disorganised stakeholders, features often come via Whatsapp from a CEO who thinks 100 devs = 100 x the output - Tech solutions decided by the business and contracts signed without any consulting with the devs or tech leads, leading to integrations that are lengthy and often unachivable. - CTO is nice to your face but behind your back its another story, lead devs and managment have the same mindset, leading to a toxic environment.