I was in same boat at a large multi-national corporation with employee count between 50k-100k globally. Its definitely not incompetence of the end line employee

I was in same boat at a large multi-national corporation with employee count between 50k-100k globally. Its definitely not incompetence of the end line employee, its that the organization is too large, probably not organized well, and likely for big tech companies, with one exception, they grew too fast. The one exception is Apple. Over the same time period of the last few years they grew at a slower pace. They are also organized differently: https://hbr.org/2020/11/how-apple-is-organized-for-innovation https://hbr.org/2020/11/how-apple-is-organized-for-innovatio.... I think the multi-divisional structure where each org is run as its own business creates fiefdoms, political infighting, competing for resources, etc. Throw in incentives like stock options that vest quarterly and you will likely find end line employees spending time watching organizational dysfunction perfectly fine if their stock is going to net them 2-3x their salary every year.