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Every company is screwed up. Every company is in the middle of some kind of evolution. You'll walk into situations you had no hand in creating. A big part of

• cleansingfire 5y ago
  And not to be a dick about it (unless absolutely necessary.)
• theshrike79 5y ago
  Good old Chesterton's Fence. Things are the way they are for a reason. Don't start changing everything without first understanding the reasons.
  • vosper 5y ago
    In the case of a fence someone built a thing in a particular place. That it was constructed and positioned intentionally is clear, and it’s simply the reason that is missing. In many orgs things are much more organic and random, and less intentional. Sometimes there is no fence.
  • throwaway98797 5y ago
    chesterton fence + lindy a fence that’s up for 30 years is more likely to have purpose than a 2 year old process set up in a growing company. generally, you can tear things down the younger they are.
• cirgue 5y ago
  > Every company is screwed up. Also, if they had the foresight to a) hire someone who could fix it and b) give them the run room to get it done, they’re ahead of the curve.