That place is a total sweatshop

The text describes a situation where the author, Lawrence, encounters issues with scheduling and inefficiencies while working at DevModeMax, an Indian company. Deepika, a colleague, repeatedly fails to attend scheduled meetings, leading to frustration among the team. Lawrence is then tasked with learning about the server setup and devops from Mack, who expresses extreme dissatisfaction with the company. Mack reveals that the leadership in Atlanta is planning a complete rewrite of the software system despite its years of development. Lawrence tries to understand the system's flaws with Mack's guidance and shares his findings with Deepika. The narrative sheds light on the challenging work environment at DevModeMax, characterized by poor management decisions and discontent among employees, ultimately leading to a lack of trust in the company's future.