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I can answer this question from experience as a grunt, and opinions that may not be exactly correct as I've never been on the PE company side myself.

The company I work for was bought by PE. Within weeks, most our hireable people left. Perhaps they were scared, perhaps they've seen it before, who knows. Some good people stay, but usually the comfortable ones, not the ones changing the world. How do I know, because I consider myself one of the competent comfortable ones, just being honest. But I'm leaving this year, it weighs on your soul. I barely do anything. At first it sounds like a dream, then you realize you're bored, not learning, and not working your brain.

Then, those useless asskissers you assumed wouldn't last long rise like cream to the top. They have no idea what they are doing, but are good at placating, and take positions of power.

From my perspective, it's easy to think PE people are dumb to let that happen. Maybe they are. Or maybe they don't care. Or maybe they are smart because they know these placaters will help 'sell' the company when it comes time to dump it. Make no mistake. PE exists to dump your company on some sucker.




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