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Whenever I get too worked up about how decisions are made in my group, I like to think of all the IT departments there are in my city, in the world even. I don

Whenever I get too worked up about how decisions are made in my group, I like to think of all the IT departments there are in my city, in the world even. I don't care about what decisions are being made in those places, so I shouldn't get too worked up about decisions being made where I work either. If, after giving my recommendations, and making my arguments, people still decide to do risky dumb things with infrastructure, I don't let it bother me anymore.

alexktz 8y ago
I love this perspective and will adopt it into my own.
maxxxxx 8y ago
I do the same but there is a certain emotional numbness to it. On the one hand it’s good to say “fuck it” but on the other hand it doesn’t feed your soul.
mvindahl 8y ago
At one time I was contracting at a place where every process was broken, from IT to management to testing. It wasn't really a place that attracted talented developers. There were a some developers that were talented and a lot which were mediocre or had given up along the way. Development progressed at the pace of syrup. They paid on time, though. Anyway, being a professional, I put in my hours and did my best to contribute until the contract ran out. But I also stuck a post-it note to the bottom of my screen with my all-time favourite Polish phrase: "Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy". Literally: "Not my circus, not my monkeys.". I.e. the inherent brokenness wasn't my problem to fix.
- tonyedgecombe 8y ago
  It's a much easier to remain detached when you are a contractor, you just need to remember you won't be there in a month or two.
  - maxxxxx 8y ago
    When I was contractor and had to sit through stupid meetings I always looked at my watch and thought "Here is another $20, here is another" and so on. It's cynical but makes it much more bearable.
imhoguy 8y ago
Right way, but the problem is that when the shit hits the fan people often forget good advise and the priority is to do cleanup asap. That repeats so often.

alexktz 8y ago

I love this perspective and will adopt it into my own.

maxxxxx 8y ago

I do the same but there is a certain emotional numbness to it. On the one hand it’s good to say “fuck it” but on the other hand it doesn’t feed your soul.

mvindahl 8y ago

At one time I was contracting at a place where every process was broken, from IT to management to testing. It wasn't really a place that attracted talented developers. There were a some developers that were talented and a lot which were mediocre or had given up along the way. Development progressed at the pace of syrup. They paid on time, though. Anyway, being a professional, I put in my hours and did my best to contribute until the contract ran out. But I also stuck a post-it note to the bottom of my screen with my all-time favourite Polish phrase: "Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy". Literally: "Not my circus, not my monkeys.". I.e. the inherent brokenness wasn't my problem to fix.

tonyedgecombe 8y ago
It's a much easier to remain detached when you are a contractor, you just need to remember you won't be there in a month or two.
- maxxxxx 8y ago
  When I was contractor and had to sit through stupid meetings I always looked at my watch and thought "Here is another $20, here is another" and so on. It's cynical but makes it much more bearable.

imhoguy 8y ago

Right way, but the problem is that when the shit hits the fan people often forget good advise and the priority is to do cleanup asap. That repeats so often.