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Just chill out and enjoy the process. Waste happens, that's life. Americans earn huge 100k + salaries yet they are all on prozac!!!

phendrenad2 5y ago
This is the real answer. Stop being so attached to your code. You're getting paid a good wage to write stupid code that doesn't need to exist? Just voice your concerns, and then, if those who "know better" (tech leads, VPs, directors, founders) make you write it anyway? Laugh and enjoy!
- darkhorse13 5y ago
  It's rarely this simple. If your team ends up wasting time thanks to poor decisions made by leadership, there is always a chance you will personally face issues because of it (this could even be losing your cushy job).
- commandlinefan 5y ago
  Until you're expected to work nights and weekends to meet the deadline (that doesn't really "exist" either).
d3nj4l 5y ago
No joke, taking this approach to work improved my mental health immensely. I do all the due diligence I can, but at the end of the day I have to recognise that I'm not in complete control, which is kind of liberating, actually.
IAmNotAFix 5y ago
You can identify problems and think for solutions without letting it frustrate you each minute of the day.
dgb23 5y ago
These two from the article: > Extraneous cognitive load > Psychological distress Are types of stress that introduce "waste" (or rather inefficiency). The root cause? Ignoring the human factor. Programmers, designers and other tech workers are not robots. We can't be. That's the job of the software we build. Our well being, happiness and engagement matters. Ultimately we are craftspeople, want to work with good people, take care of our tools and products and we need time and resources to do it right. We want to be proud of what we build or at least confident in how we build it. Too many programmers are anxious and worried because they are not given enough time and agency. Many lack connection to the users of their products and services, so they don't see the point. So I cannot fully agree with what you're saying. Sure, inefficiencies happen, waste is unavoidable. But the issues above are concerning. When we do things with care and consideration, give them both enough breathing room and focused attention, then we make better things and are happier for it. Mix that with a healthy dose of pragmatism and we also avoid doing the wrong or too many things.

phendrenad2 5y ago

This is the real answer. Stop being so attached to your code. You're getting paid a good wage to write stupid code that doesn't need to exist? Just voice your concerns, and then, if those who "know better" (tech leads, VPs, directors, founders) make you write it anyway? Laugh and enjoy!

darkhorse13 5y ago
It's rarely this simple. If your team ends up wasting time thanks to poor decisions made by leadership, there is always a chance you will personally face issues because of it (this could even be losing your cushy job).
commandlinefan 5y ago
Until you're expected to work nights and weekends to meet the deadline (that doesn't really "exist" either).

d3nj4l 5y ago

No joke, taking this approach to work improved my mental health immensely. I do all the due diligence I can, but at the end of the day I have to recognise that I'm not in complete control, which is kind of liberating, actually.

IAmNotAFix 5y ago

You can identify problems and think for solutions without letting it frustrate you each minute of the day.

dgb23 5y ago

These two from the article: > Extraneous cognitive load > Psychological distress Are types of stress that introduce "waste" (or rather inefficiency). The root cause? Ignoring the human factor. Programmers, designers and other tech workers are not robots. We can't be. That's the job of the software we build. Our well being, happiness and engagement matters. Ultimately we are craftspeople, want to work with good people, take care of our tools and products and we need time and resources to do it right. We want to be proud of what we build or at least confident in how we build it. Too many programmers are anxious and worried because they are not given enough time and agency. Many lack connection to the users of their products and services, so they don't see the point. So I cannot fully agree with what you're saying. Sure, inefficiencies happen, waste is unavoidable. But the issues above are concerning. When we do things with care and consideration, give them both enough breathing room and focused attention, then we make better things and are happier for it. Mix that with a healthy dose of pragmatism and we also avoid doing the wrong or too many things.