Exit story · Legacy Enterprise
Four Years, Four Reorgs, Zero Promotions. I Finally Walked.
SeveranceCollector_Devon·HR Blacklisted
Ex-Nexus Global Dynamics·Senior Data Engineer·Data Platform·4 years, 2 months·Chicago, IL
· Left in 2026
7.0
Toxicity
The LinkedIn Spin
Incredibly grateful for four years of growth at Nexus. Excited to see where the team takes the platform next!
The Unfiltered Truth
Four reorgs in four years, three different managers who each restarted my "growth plan" from scratch, and a promotion packet that got "deprioritized" every single cycle. Negotiated a real severance on the way out and it still stings less than the four years did.
Exhibit A · Manager Receipt
“"Your packet is strong — we're deprioritizing promos this cycle to focus on the reorg." — Manager #3, identical wording to Manager #2”
Red flags
- #Reorg Whiplash
- #Promotion Freeze
- #Manager Churn
Reality check
Work-life balance
3/5
Management sanity
2/5
Compensation reality
3/5
Gaslighting frequency
3/5