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> People love their machines... They do - and HN readers who manage technical people should remember it. Break that bond and detachment will ensue. For example
by liotier 8y ago
> People love their machines...
They do - and HN readers who manage technical people should remember it. Break that bond and detachment will ensue. For example, if you are scaling up and getting rid of snowflake servers with cute names and personal history, consider giving the admins something else to bond with.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoIt reminds me of how more than one watch company was able to restart its mechanical watch manufacturing after employees secretly preserved old equipment in their home or in long-forgotten attics and storerooms.
- guildan 8y agoWould you have an article or the name of the company. It seems like it could be a good read!
- SamReidHughes 8y agoOne case is with Zenith and an employee Charles Vermot. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/charles-vermot-the-man-who-saved-the-el-primero-and-possibly-zenith https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/charles-vermot-the-man-who...