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But if your org is using $oldtech and some new person comes in recommending $newtech, you'll be in great company if you argue that $newtech sucks and you wish y
by JeremyNT 7y ago
But if your org is using $oldtech and some new person comes in recommending $newtech, you'll be in great company if you argue that $newtech sucks and you wish you could just keep using $oldtech.
Organizational inertia is definitely a thing, and technology trends do not move as quickly in all sectors.
- tomc1985 7y agoBut how good is $newtech really? Is it someone trying to screw over other older employees in the name of his job security? Is Mr. $newtech in touch with the salespeople hawking this product? Is he being incentivized to advocate for it? How many secondary changes will $newtech result in, and will they deliver so much more value as to justify the expense, inconvenience, retraining, and tears that will come from replacing $oldtech? My guess is, in most circumstances, probably not "New tech" lately feels more and more like whatever the next breed of inexperienced geeks decided to reinvent