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> Because I'm a freelancer, I don't care. I think it goes deeper than just not caring. I too have spent the last 25+ years working as a contract developer and

by jussij 7y ago

> Because I'm a freelancer, I don't care. I think it goes deeper than just not caring. I too have spent the last 25+ years working as a contract developer and in my earlier years I would say I did care. However, as time has passed I've come to realize caring can cause tension which then becomes problematic. In most case people (i.e. higher management, fellow developers etc) really don't like too being reminded that they are doing things wrong. My current approach is to raise an issue once, raise that same issue a second time but on the third attempt, bite my tongue and just leave it at that.

kbenson 7y ago
> My current approach is to raise an issue once, raise that same issue a second time but on the third attempt, bite my tongue and just leave it at that. The same thing goes for when you aren't a contract worker and management has slightly different (but not necessarily invalid) opinions on what the right thing is. Depending on your point of view, that and what you said are exactly the same thing with a different lens applied. That is, the "right thing" as viewed from the angle of engineering best practices may or may not be the same as the "right thing" for getting some product out the door, even if many of us wish it was.
BiteCode_dev 7y ago
I should have said "I don't mind". My English still needs work. I actually care. Especially about people and how they feel at work. In kinda why I do this job: it's so easy to make their day better.
- jussij 7y ago
  > My English still needs work. I had no trouble with your original post. However, in my reply I tried to convey the fact that over time my level of care had diminished. There was a time when I did care. However after decades working in this industry I can honestly say my level of caring has been beaten down to a minimum. My impression was your post was reflective of the start of that process.

by jussij 7y ago

kbenson 7y ago

> My current approach is to raise an issue once, raise that same issue a second time but on the third attempt, bite my tongue and just leave it at that. The same thing goes for when you aren't a contract worker and management has slightly different (but not necessarily invalid) opinions on what the right thing is. Depending on your point of view, that and what you said are exactly the same thing with a different lens applied. That is, the "right thing" as viewed from the angle of engineering best practices may or may not be the same as the "right thing" for getting some product out the door, even if many of us wish it was.

BiteCode_dev 7y ago

I should have said "I don't mind". My English still needs work. I actually care. Especially about people and how they feel at work. In kinda why I do this job: it's so easy to make their day better.

jussij 7y ago
> My English still needs work. I had no trouble with your original post. However, in my reply I tried to convey the fact that over time my level of care had diminished. There was a time when I did care. However after decades working in this industry I can honestly say my level of caring has been beaten down to a minimum. My impression was your post was reflective of the start of that process.