3 ms·

Leave.

• hnseekingadvice 8y ago
  I know I was happy with my last manager, but I also don't really know what good product-oriented SW eng looks like. I thought we were doing good, but maybe not? I'm confused about was whether my old manager would have been successful in the long term, and whether the company really needed somebody to install process.
  • mindcrime 8y ago
    I'm confused about was whether my old manager would have been successful in the long term, and whether the company really needed somebody to install process. A certain amount of process is useful. Most process is bullshit. Sadly, too often a company takes some dumbshit that passed the CSM certification class, and who knows bugger-all about actually creating software, and puts that person in charge of the software process. This is a recipe for failure in basically every regard. And unless you have major political clout (eg, are the son of the company CEO, etc.) your best option is to leave and try to find a less dysfunctional place to work.
  • dman 8y ago
    Do you think the planning being done is a temporary thing and once it settles down people will switch to execution mode? Do you think your team / organization / leadership has what it takes to succeed in the next year?
    • hnseekingadvice 8y ago
      I'm not even sure what we are planning. The VP doesn't give direction on "what" or "where". He just says "write everything down and we will as a group prioritize and eliminate". There's no overall "theme" or "motivation".
      • dman 8y ago
        Based on what you have written so far, it is unclear to me what the positives are in the given situation. To flip this around, in a pros/cons discussion what is the case for sticking around?