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As a remote only 10xer, it take me months to find a new position. Last two search took over six months. I cannot afford to be principled and walk out every ti

• josephg 5y ago
  > I cannot afford to be principled and walk out every time my employer wants to ship buggy code And your manager can't afford to fire everyone who pushes back on shipping insecure code. And its not a black and white thing. There's almost always paths which work for everyone. Actively looking for those paths isn't the sign of a bad employee. Its the sign of leadership. In my experience people who step into that sort of responsibility don't get fired. They get promoted.
  • KronisLV 5y ago
    > And your manager can't afford to fire everyone who pushes back on shipping insecure code. I feel like they actually can, since: - most people want to get paid and to have a job, not get fired over principles - therefore, they will bend to the whims of management and release whatever they're told to release - they don't actually have any sort of leverage, as most developers, and are easily replaceable It is good that your experience is so positive, yet that's not the reality in numerous places. Here's a similar post from today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27629543 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27629543