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My father worked for Chrysler and has only bought Chrysler cars. The lot at the HQ was filled with over 95%+ Chrysler cars. It's not a requirement, but it hint
by FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
My father worked for Chrysler and has only bought Chrysler cars. The lot at the HQ was filled with over 95%+ Chrysler cars.
It's not a requirement, but it hints at not believing in the company you work for. Imagine the drama if Uber's CEO preferred to use Lyft.
If you don't have confidence in the product, it implies that you are just there to collect a paycheck. The optics from an outsider is that you have no confidence in Gitlab and the work that you do. It looks especially bad considering Github is your direct competitor. Its like a member of the LA Lakers wearing a Boston Celtics jersey to warmups
- zem 10y agoi've worked on lots of things where the internals presented interesting technical challenges, but where the product itself was nothing i would personally use. there's nothing wrong with that. sports teams are not a fair analogy; they're about loyalty and tribal affiliation, whereas work is about getting stuff done.
- FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago> the internals presented interesting technical challenges Most jobs are not like that and a lot of them are about loyalty and tribal affiliation, especially jobs with auto companies. It's a relic of the previous generation, but for a number of people the company they work for becomes a large part of their identity.