In tech, when things get tight, culture dies first

As burnout increases for tech sector workers it's becoming clear that employee-centricity was always more marketing than mission

Employee-centricity is not ping pong tables and kombucha taps, it's trust, transparency, fair pay, and psychological safety.

There was a time when the employee perks in tech looked like a Wes Anderson fever dream: kombucha on tap, nap pods, yoga Wednesdays, and ping-pong tables. 

Companies threw buzzwords like “employee experience” and “wellbeing culture” around like venture capital confetti.