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I see this happening all the time. Our chief architect got a few trips to SF with hotel, lots of swag and now we all have to use this crappy data analytics tool

I see this happening all the time. Our chief architect got a few trips to SF with hotel, lots of swag and now we all have to use this crappy data analytics tool. A manager got an invite to speak at a conference which was a disguised sales pitch, and a month later we switched static analysis tool. The former was working fine. Would be interesting to know if he's liable for that.

capableweb 5y ago
It's interesting that the line between cargoculting a product and outright being bribed is so thin apparently. Maybe this conviction will make people think twice in the future before cargoculting, but that's probably just wishful thinking.
notsureaboutpg 5y ago
That's not the same though. Flying someone out and putting them in swanky accommodations for a product pitch is fine, though I think the line is gray here. Like flying out to the office makes sense. Flying you out to the Bahamas at an all inclusive resort for 7 days with your family for a product pitch? Maybe that's getting on the disallowed side.