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Is there anything inherently wrong with that? They know where the butter for their bread comes from and make it work for them and reap from it. As far as indiv

• pm90 7y ago
  This is a good question. I think I don’t want to work with careerists. Programming is a kind of labor that seems to have different properties than other kinds of labor, which can be quantified effectively and used to make accurate predictions. The sheer complexity of the field makes promising things a fools errand. The Agile manifesto is an acknowledgment of this unpredictability, and the approach they take is to quantify only the immediate next goals instead of predicting months ahead. Careerists tend to like predictable slices of work which they can accomplish during work hours and go home and do whatever. Unfortunately, most high impact projects require a bit more involvement: not to give up all free time, but to be more flexible. A commitment to do the right thing (very easy to cut corners and ignore best practices) but to deliver on time. Careerists tend to prioritize their quanta of work and how to get it done during work hours rather than focusing on getting it done well. They have to be coached into best practices. They need to be asked to meet deadlines, or disagree to deadlines if they feel it’s inadequate. For these reasons, I personally do not like working with careerists.