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Exactly this. Also applies to team leads and management. If I'm going to go remove bottlenecks, mentor, keep the team culture going, solve gnarly technical and
by nine_zeros 6y ago
Exactly this. Also applies to team leads and management.
If I'm going to go remove bottlenecks, mentor, keep the team culture going, solve gnarly technical and people issues, create project docs, maintain relationships across teams so our team is not perceived as useless, what exactly does management do?
I fail to understand that how ownership is thrown at devs without recognition, promotions or higher pay.
At it's core, I fail to see the value management brings to the table if they cannot unblock projects, instead asking devs to do all of it.
- stuxnet79 6y agoNot enough blog posts have been written about this. "Ownership" is all too often weaponized in subtle ways that reduce an individual contributor's political leverage. You get "blamed" for not taking enough ownership when shit goes south, but if things are going well the managers and product owners take all the credit.