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At well managed big tech companies, stepping on a landmine like that is not only not detrimental to your career, but it can actually help you (unless you didn’t
by justapassenger 6y ago
At well managed big tech companies, stepping on a landmine like that is not only not detrimental to your career, but it can actually help you (unless you didn’t do that by mistake, but by being reckless and on purpose skipping all the protection layers). You can own your accident and, depending on the complexity, create whole teams to properly fix it, so no one else can cause an outrage like that.
- sverhagen 6y agoMy colleague typically asks this question in interviews, and I've occasionally borrowed it from him: tell me about the last problem you caused and how it got resolved. It's one of those questions designed to just get them talking and there aren't too many wrong answers, except maybe, you know, not being able to think of anything.