alt Hacker NewsMy team is currently facing this issue. We had large layoffs that cut us down to a very small size while simultaneously having new initiates pushed our way that require speed. Everyone is afraid to ask what feel like basic questions, again.. layoffs, so everything is hidden in DM's. Add on top of it the push (read requirement) from higher ups to use AI and it's simply in a terrible state.
What seem like great initiatives are being watered down because nobody can keep up, debugging issues takes so much longer because everything is changing at once, and everyone is exhausted and hardly talking to each other which feeds into a cycle of having no idea what is happening.
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this usually because of lack of accountability on executive level. The salary should be low and bonus to be tied to metrics 1-2-3yr from now, then they will be more careful and pragmatic about breaking things.
This describes my team to a T ... are we working at the same place?!?
We actually talk more now which helps, but it is still hard to keep up when everyone is barreling ahead doing their own thing. In addition to more talking, there needs to be a semblance of strategy that everyone is aligned on and understands their role in.
A high-agency, high-functioning team has always been a superpower, but mastering this capability is what will make or break organizations that are trying to run lean with AI. It's a "people problem" at its core, and no amount of technology can fix that.