[petralithic]

Exactly, these two sentences seem at first related,

> No deadlines, minimal coordination, and no managers telling you what to do.

> In return, we ask for extraordinarily high ownership and the ability to get a lot done by yourself.

but can be insidious if implemented incorrectly. High ownership to do what you want, but what happens if what you decide goes against the goals of the manager or the company itself? No company can succeed without at least some sort of overarching goal structure, from which employees will naturally avail and seek to benefit themselves.

[wordpad]

I think if you are empowered to make decisions as an employee it's YOUR responsibility to know the limitations of your scope and when to seek feedback and approvals from architecture, management, business or whoever.

So if your decisions are getting turned over, you are either making decisions outside of your scope or your management is genuinely micromanaging you.