SaaS UI Updates Bury Familiar Features Without Guidance
When Gusto and similar SaaS tools update their UI, relocated features become hard to find and users lose productivity. There is no in-app changelog or contextual guide to surface what moved and where. This creates repeated friction with every major update cycle.
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