throwaway account - the cheapest supplier/contractor gets the contract. Always! - the salaries in engineering are among the lowest on the market (at least in

throwaway account - the cheapest supplier/contractor gets the contract. Always! - the salaries in engineering are among the lowest on the market (at least in Germany). The headcount increased from 200 to 800+ in just a couple of years but so did the churn rate and focusing on the salary when hiring, means a lot of talent is skipped from the start (candidates should be happy with 20% less salary given that they work at Mercedes :shrugging Obama meme:) - (lower) managers and engineers are generally apathetic and disinterested - about the products, their teams and the company. Higher management lives in a parallel universe. - and maaaaany more issues I know I'm bitter but, looking at Maslow's hierarchy of needs, how can you expect your employees to reach their full potential when, as an employer, you don't even offer them the basics: a decent salary, support, guidance etc. </rant>