I started at a company just before the dot com boom. 50 people. It was like a family. Everyone was friendly and happy, everyone knew who was responsible for wha

I started at a company just before the dot com boom. 50 people. It was like a family. Everyone was friendly and happy, everyone knew who was responsible for what, and what they were like. At the height of the boom it grew to 700, and I can only describe the psychological environment as insanity. I bumped into new strangers in the halls every day. Nobody knew what the company's mission was anymore. Everything was failing, and blame was rampant. The managers hid. Training became next to impossible and most people didn't really understand how to do their job. It was nightmarish.