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I've observed this and it's just appalling. It doesn't matter that 50 year olds can do the same work just as well, no, management seems to want freaking Energi

by bserge 5y ago

I've observed this and it's just appalling. It doesn't matter that 50 year olds can do the same work just as well, no, management seems to want freaking Energizer bunnies on their team. Nevermind that they don't actually get more work done (and more importantly, better), it's just about being "passionate" about doing the same shit every day. Wtf.

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago
It's not just better. It's shipping. I've done that, since I was 24 years old. I literally have the manual that I wrote, accompanying the first professional engineering project that I did, after my first promotion to a salaried engineer, from a bench tech. When I read it, I am impressed, and it was done in 1987. It was an internal tool, that was used to test defense tech. I treated the project as if it was being delivered to the field, and lives depended on it. It was that much of an Honor for me to have the chance to do that work. I am a high school dropout. I got a GED, and had to fight for everything I got. That means that I valued everything, and never treated it as "my due." Every job that I have ever had, has been a Signal Honor. It has been a privilege, and a chance to learn more, and push my boundaries. Every team that I ever joined, was composed of people that were better than me, and had something to teach me. It was always an Honor to be admitted to their ranks. I understood, from my very first assignment, that I needed to ship. Shipping is what makes money. Shipping is what builds brands. Shipping is what the customer wants and needs. Everything else is just a low SNR. That's why I have always treated every single one of my projects as if it were a gift, given to me, and one that needs to be treated with Respect, Honor and Dignity. It needs to be done well, and it needs to be finished. I consider myself to be a craftsman, as well as an engineer. I won't design garbage, and I don’t want my work to be treated as garbage[0] (if I have any say in it -which has not always been the case). I know that attitude sounds over-dramatic, ridiculous, and anachronistic, but it's the one I have. I'm not looking for work. I don't really have an investment in what people think about that, anymore. The people that matter, know me, and they know my work. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsZfcz3h1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsZfcz3h1s

by bserge 5y ago

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago

It's not just better. It's shipping. I've done that, since I was 24 years old. I literally have the manual that I wrote, accompanying the first professional engineering project that I did, after my first promotion to a salaried engineer, from a bench tech. When I read it, I am impressed, and it was done in 1987. It was an internal tool, that was used to test defense tech. I treated the project as if it was being delivered to the field, and lives depended on it. It was that much of an Honor for me to have the chance to do that work. I am a high school dropout. I got a GED, and had to fight for everything I got. That means that I valued everything, and never treated it as "my due." Every job that I have ever had, has been a Signal Honor. It has been a privilege, and a chance to learn more, and push my boundaries. Every team that I ever joined, was composed of people that were better than me, and had something to teach me. It was always an Honor to be admitted to their ranks. I understood, from my very first assignment, that I needed to ship. Shipping is what makes money. Shipping is what builds brands. Shipping is what the customer wants and needs. Everything else is just a low SNR. That's why I have always treated every single one of my projects as if it were a gift, given to me, and one that needs to be treated with Respect, Honor and Dignity. It needs to be done well, and it needs to be finished. I consider myself to be a craftsman, as well as an engineer. I won't design garbage, and I don’t want my work to be treated as garbage[0] (if I have any say in it -which has not always been the case). I know that attitude sounds over-dramatic, ridiculous, and anachronistic, but it's the one I have. I'm not looking for work. I don't really have an investment in what people think about that, anymore. The people that matter, know me, and they know my work. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsZfcz3h1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsZfcz3h1s