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One description I’ve heard is that “tech companies”, as the term is often used nowadays, are organizations where software engineers and their work are respected
by decafninja 7y ago
One description I’ve heard is that “tech companies”, as the term is often used nowadays, are organizations where software engineers and their work are respected and considered first class citizens. As compared to a company that might heavily use tech, but only as a necessary evil cost center. Never mind that the company would absolutely fall apart without its tech.
As someone who has worked in banks most of my career, I would classify most banks in the latter category.
- denton-scratch 7y agoHmm. I worked for a web development company; it called itself a "digital agency". It was once pointed out to me by a director that the purpose of the firm was marketing, not making websites. The developers were generally treated as fungible resources; graphic designers, on the other hand, were stars. This director was a smooth salesman. He fancied himself as a graphic designer, of course; his major technical accomplishment was the ability to make Flash websites.