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I don't think it has to do purely with visibility outside the company. Visibility within the company is just as, if not more, important. A common theme I've not
by opportune 6y ago
I don't think it has to do purely with visibility outside the company. Visibility within the company is just as, if not more, important. A common theme I've noticed regarding this in stories from Apple is people covering up/scapegoating failing projects by lying to management, creating fake reports, fabricating data, etc. The con seems able to be kept up for a long time because there is only one person you need to fool or convince to not care.
At the less secretive companies I've worked at, where there are many-to-many dependencies and interactions, you'd never be able to get away with something like that because people will freely talk/collaborate/associate with people without going through management. Or people would just look at your source code and see that it's all smoke and mirrors.
- zepto 6y agoIs there a collection of stories like this about Apple where you have been able to see a common theme?
- opportune 6y agoI have just seen a lot of posts about this on Blind. Try searching Apple + toxic. https://www.teamblind.com/post/Miserable-and-depressed-at-Apple-mWEBMr8m https://www.teamblind.com/post/Miserable-and-depressed-at-Ap... https://www.teamblind.com/post/I-am-full-of-Hate-vOCmEpjn https://www.teamblind.com/post/I-am-full-of-Hate-vOCmEpjn Many bad posts about IS&T as well. I swear I've seen at least two very similar posts to the OP about Apple (maybe even written by the same person) although I'm having trouble finding it.
- Apocryphon 6y agoThere's a few here and there https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25606200 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25606200