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I'm actually very happy to work somewhere that believes in "Move slow and don't break things". I believe that churn isn't progress, things with lasting value g
by teacup50 11y ago
I'm actually very happy to work somewhere that believes in "Move slow and don't break things".
I believe that churn isn't progress, things with lasting value generally take time, and some problems can't be solved quickly. I enjoy working on problems that benefit from careful, considered, time-consuming thought.
You might desire something different. That's OK, but nobody is obligated to accept fait accompli the universal necessity or value of moving "fast" (and hopefully not breaking things).
- vinceguidry 11y agoMoving slow isn't an option for many businesses.
- teacup50 11y agoI believe it's an option far more often than people believe. Customers do follow dependability and lasting value; nobody trying to their solve day-to-day problems actually wants a treadmill.
- vinceguidry 11y agoIt's one of those cultural decisions you have to make early on in a company's formation and make sacrifices to hold on to because literally everyone else you're connected with will expect you to move at the same speed they're moving at.
- Terr_ 11y agoWell, let's make sure we distinguish between what's viable for the company as a whole versus what's viable for the career-advancement of an individual executive :p
- vinceguidry 11y agoIf the firm hasn't yet succumbed to mediocrity, then the career goals of each executive should be well-aligned with overall company strategy. Ensuring that this is the case is a primary goal of executive recruiting. Middle managers and ICs, not necessarily, but a company generally can't afford to have its executives be out of step.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoBeing able to separate speed for its own sake/speed as a fetish from speed when it is of the essence is critical.
- pjmorris 11y agoCorollary: Breaking things isn't an option for some businesses.
- vinceguidry 11y agoOnly if your industry is capital rather than labor intensive, in which case you'll have elaborate procedures in place for safeguarding and maintaining your infrastructure. For everyone else, a certain amount of breakage is expected. When things break, there are generally manual processes that can be put into place to keep business moving.
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- AnimalMuppet 11y ago> Only if your industry is capital rather than labor intensive Or if your business is safety-critical, or financial, or storing other peoples' data, or...
- vinceguidry 11y agoThose are the very definition of capital-intensive.
- VLM 11y agoSome of them used to be. Some still are.
- pjmorris 11y agoFrom a Windows 10 automatic unintentional update story [1]: 'The action led to comments where life was actually being put at risk by the unilateral action: "I needed to set up my department's bronchoscopy cart quickly for someone with some sick lungs. I shit you not, when I turned on the computer it had to do a Windows update."' Question 1: Labor-intensive business or capital-intensive business? Question 2: Whose elaborate safeguard procedure failed? [1] - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2450852/updategate-microsoft-is-reportedly-upgrading-pcs-to-windows-10-automatically http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2450852/updategate-...
- st3v3r 11y agoI really don't buy that argument. And generally, when we talk about "slower", we're not talking about a long period of time. Maybe a couple days.