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> Literally said that once they were hired they'd come up with useful projects. This is a great way to have engineers burn time on projects they think are inte
by naravara 7y ago
> Literally said that once they were hired they'd come up with useful projects.
This is a great way to have engineers burn time on projects they think are interesting rather than projects that will actually have good ROI.
- iamasoftwaredev 7y agoHow do you balance avoiding this with wanting engineers who have ideas and agency?
- karthikb 7y agoBring engineers in to solve problems you know need to get solved. As they learn the system, its debt, the business, etc., listen to their ideas. For ones that sound good, give them the resources to develop a POC. For the POCs that work, give them the resources to take it all the way. Larger companies with substantial profits can hire engineers explicitly to come up with POCs one after another.