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> Also, your boss has a hard time fighting for a raise for you every year because his boss just says 'oh that guy just fixes bugs, no growth'" You've spent a
by cbozeman 6y ago
> Also, your boss has a hard time fighting for a raise for you every year because his boss just says 'oh that guy just fixes bugs, no growth'"
You've spent a lot of time in senior roles, huh? Then you ought to know how valuable someone who can fix bugs, especially arcane ones, can be.
> I am kidding
No you weren't, you just don't want to be perceived as an asshole. This is one of the most basic and overused psychological tactics in history. Just say what you have to say and let the chips fall where they may. If you're wrong and the other person has a spine, they'll tell you you're wrong. If you're right and you're actually dealing with adults, they'll recognize it and accept it.
- ironmagma 6y ago> you ought to know how valuable someone who can fix bugs, especially arcane ones, can be. This is very true. It's easy to ship new features; that's creating something from scratch, you get to make up the structure to suit your needs and introduce the tech debt that suits the project. Bugs show up in a constrained design space; to fix them, you have to operate within the architecture of the system that already exists, which can be much more difficult.
- xyzelement 6y agoI like your 2nd point! On the first, I agree it's valuable in abstract, but not in the example I cited. There's room for the employee to grow and add more value to the team by rising above and figuring out why shit's so buggy to begin with (could be technical, process, human causes, whatever.) The manager is trying to tell them that. When they double down in their mind to "what 's most valuable is the thing I already happen to be doing, my manager is an ass" they are not doing the right thing for themselves or the team.