>… when people say “culture,” what does that really mean? I think of an organization's or a team's culture as the undocumented practices that the org or team a

>… when people say “culture,” what does that really mean? I think of an organization's or a team's culture as the undocumented practices that the org or team all follow. Just to name a few… 1. Interpersonal interaction styles 2. Communication styles 3. What's incentivized 4. What behaviors are acceptable/unacceptable … You could have a "blame culture". Teams like that are incentivized to point the finger and look for convenient scapegoats. You could have a culture that incentivizes "Psychological safety". Meaning people are allowed to speak up and disagree with stuff without fear of being fired. You could have a "dysfunctional" culture. One example being where the norm is for individual members to convince other members that they are the smartest person in the room. > What actually makes people hate their jobs over time? Is it pay/people/culture? That's bound to be unique for each person. But it's not unreasonable to guess that _in general_ what ultimately makes people hate their job is… • A person and their team value different things An employee might place a high value on respectfulness. But a coworker can't even spell the word. Another employee might consider software development as a "craft" and take pride in what they deliver. But the organization/team values "move fast and break things…tech debt be damned!" above everything else.