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Wow, what a nightmare! I remember a project or two like that in my career that I wish I could go advise my younger self to avoid. I have been around long enough
by j4yav 5y ago
Wow, what a nightmare! I remember a project or two like that in my career that I wish I could go advise my younger self to avoid. I have been around long enough to remember when people bore this sort or abuse as a mark of pride almost, like the scars made them who they are despite seeing peers burning out, becoming sick, quitting, or getting divorces as a result of overwork.
- the_local_host 5y agoI'm surprised that "moral hazard" is rarely mentioned in these types of stories. By making their overtime effort available to the CEO as insurance against bad decisions, the engineers are in a way encouraging more bad decisions, since it's the engineers bearing the costs.
- Retric 5y agoUntil the entire team quits at the same time which has happened to many companies that do this stuff. However, if this update failed nothing significant would have happened to Uber. So, they might not have actually cared.