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It is indeed fascinating how many of the comments here run to extrinsic rewards -- and makes me want to immediately ask the follow-up for so many of the posters
by bcantrill 6y ago
It is indeed fascinating how many of the comments here run to extrinsic rewards -- and makes me want to immediately ask the follow-up for so many of the posters here: why are you an engineer? Maybe another way at getting at the same question: if you could be on any engineering team at anytime in history, what do you pick and why?
I can tell you from a year of observing Oxide: team members inspire one another. Someone sees someone else demo'ing something exciting, and they are inspired to themselves drive to an exciting demo -- not to compete with them, but out of their own sense of teamwork and mission. And to the degree that we're seeking extrinsic rewards beyond satisfied customers, frankly nothing feels better than to hear a colleague say: "Wow, that's really neat!"
- wonderingse 6y agoI love this response. I've been asking this question a lot lately (to myself and others): why are you a solution engineer?, why are you here ($curjob)?, where would you want to work, and why? etc. Sprinting to a coworker's desk (or chat thread in COVID times) and helping them out on whatever roadblocks they run into is pure fentanyl, straight to the jugular. Even if it's just providing moral support by looking over their shoulder, indeed nothing feels more rewarding than hearing a colleague say: "wow, thanks wonderingse!" Oxide's mission, principles, and values mirror my own, almost comically so. It seems a bit early to ask but: When will Oxide start hiring pre-sales solution engineers?
- bcantrill 6y agoOne day in the not-too-distant future! We intend to build a big company here, and while that will certainly take some time, we are going to want everyone to find a calling in our mission, principles, and values. So please stay tuned!