You can't get more than a few posts in these threads before wokeness and politics comes up. Never mind the work-life balance and cut-throat culture that started around 2014 when the beauty contest to be the next CEO started. But since you brought it up politics and wokeness...
If by "sucking" you mean when did people in same-sex relationships start feeling like it might be safe to stop hiding it, that was around 2004 when Lilly starting offering domestic partner benefits.
If by "sucking" you mean when did pretending to be a Republican stop being a prerequisite for an executive position, that was around 2008 when Lechleiter took the helm and hired Bart Peterson.
If by "sucking" you mean when did Lilly start taking a stand on culture war legislation that makes it even harder to entice top talent to Indiana, that was around 2014 during the RFRA fiasco.
If by "sucking" you mean when did the Lilly PAC start giving >50% of its budget to Democrats, still hasn't happened. Look at the data.
If by "sucking" you mean when did Lilly stop telling employees in town halls that Democrats would be a disaster for our business, and aggressively lobbying mostly Republican politicians, still hasn't happened.