Product management is a sales support function
Pros
Work-life balance Some benefits Some nice people
Cons
Multiple rounds of layoffs have hit high-performing, competent individuals , while others with the right internal connections, but little real contribution, remain untouched. It creates an atmosphere where survival often depends more on optics and alliances than on skill or results. The company’s obsession with financial optics and quarterly metrics overshadows genuine innovation. It feels like leadership prioritizes short-term wins over long-term strategy. Many decisions seem driven by “how it’ll look to executives” rather than what actually benefits customers or employees. The approach to product management is particularly confusing. Instead of empowering PMs to shape product vision and strategy, the function has been reduced to a kind of sales-support or tech-enablement role. The focus is on chasing sales opportunities rather than building meaningful, data-informed products that solve real customer problems. It’s frustrating for anyone who cares about modern product practices, user research, or long-term value creation. Work-life balance varies by team, and there are still smart, kind people doing their best — but morale is low, and trust in leadership has eroded.
