> Alongside lots of other signs, it was clear to me that the tech work being done there wasn't important to many or any people who would be using it. It seemed

> Alongside lots of other signs, it was clear to me that the tech work being done there wasn't important to many or any people who would be using it. It seemed to mostly be about the value of the company's stock. I worked for a medical technology startup for 8.5 years and the tech work really, truly mattered. Then we were acquired by a huge public company and I hung on to see what might happen. Before the end of the first year it was apparent that all that was happening is verbatim your last sentence here. I left shortly after. I have some former colleagues who have hung on and they report that they have literally nothing of value to do today. They think the company is playing chicken with them, more or less, and hoping that they'll get bored out and leave.