[AnonGitLabEmpl]

It used to be welcomed for anyone in the company to discuss these things. That is still in our values that anyone and anything can be questioned that can be seen here: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#anyone-and-anythin...

That isn't entirely true anymore since there is a strong fear of retaliation, so many have chosen to stay quiet.

[awinder]

Yeah understood that it's intentional, but something being intentional doesn't make it a good idea. Once you outgrow a small number of people this is ultimately going to end up being relationship-destructive and a nuisance -- which is what I see all over these threads. But I get that there's certain personality types and people who experienced the good of that system mourn its loss, which sucks too.