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> "That software we've got causes us so many problems, it's disaster! When we get the new software everything will be fixed." This way of thinking isn't exclus

• hoodoof 11y ago
  Do you mean life partners? Anyhow its especially prevalent in software. Just search Google for "why we switched from". If anyone is thinking of writing yet another "why we switched from X to Y" blog post, I can save you the effort of a long blog post explaining the reasons. It's because "the old software was shit and the new is fricking awesome!" You don't need to explain the details.
  • robzyb 11y ago
    > Do you mean life partners? I mean everything. Almost literally everything. The most recent thing I can think of is seating arrangements. At my current workplace seating arrangements are mostly random. Someone here had the idea that we should group people by seniority so that people with related issues will be in close proximity. However, at my previous workplace we grouped by seniority, and someone had the idea that we should mix it up so that project teams would be in close proximity. [edit]: And lets not forget outsourcing vs. insourcing, grouping departments by geography vs. grouping departments by business type, etc., etc.
    • y4mi 11y ago
      haha, yes. ultimately everything has down- and upsides. but managers really like to implement changes and show how well they understand their work environment and how efficiently they are able to improve it. i often wonder if they actually believe what they are saying, or are just ... going with the flow and doing their best to look busy
      • robzyb 11y ago
        > i often wonder if they actually believe what they are saying They probably believe it. I fully expect that I've actually done it before without even realising.