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I can't resist this bikeshed, but you've written the Maximum Hacker News aside of the week. I have several car factory service manuals. They do not include cost
by Eiriksmal 5y ago
I can't resist this bikeshed, but you've written the Maximum Hacker News aside of the week. I have several car factory service manuals. They do not include cost benefit analyses on when to remove a vehicle from service. Instead, they are full of flow charts on how to diagnose problems. Each flow chart ends with a "If nothing failed a test, but the symptom persists, replace the entire part/assembly."
The goal is to pinpoint which piece of an assembly might have failed and only repair or replace that one piece. eg bad wiring harnesses, a single controller in a complex system such as antilock brakes, a single fuse, etc.
The decision whether to keep attempting to repair an ailing car, or stay in a role that supports a company doing "wildly illegal stuff" is beyond what tech writers can determine for you--even given thousands of pages of information in dozens of PDFs.
- quadrifoliate 5y agoThis kind of aside is what keeps me here, so I'll thank you for it :) > Each flow chart ends with a "If nothing failed a test, but the symptom persists, replace the entire part/assembly." I suppose this kind of does refute my point a little bit. Maybe the Tech Worker Handbook should have rules of thumb on when to quit – e.g. if the estimate for legal fees is going to be more than 1% of your salary, evaluate if makes more financial sense to quit your job and look for a new one instead. Of course, circumstances differ wildly between individuals, so anything more than a rule of thumb is not possible.
- rzzzt 5y ago"Change your company or change your company" is an oft-repeated phrase that pairs up with the suggestion in the car repair manual nicely.