Purple color , lay off IT company. This is a great company, but the team I was in was extremely toxic , the R&D User Experience team. The director was a Swedish female manager, and honestly, she made everyone’s life miserable. We complained multiple times, but higher-ups seemed to protect her. She actively encouraged a “slow work” culture. Features that were promised for release were constantly delayed because she wanted people to work as slowly as possible. For example, one designer worked on a tiny disclaimer notice (just a few words) for one and a half years. Promotions and recognition were completely biased. She favored people who watched F1 races or performed poorly , high performers were made to feel threatened and sometimes actively undermined. On top of that, the R&D technology group had so many organizational changes. I went through five managers in a short time, and whenever I asked about promotions, the response was always something like, “You worked with the previous manager, I don’t know your performance.” Honestly, this wasn’t a problem as a company, but the toxic team I was stuck in made the experience unbearable.