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> Sonia did not allow us (the engineers) to talk to upper management, so she handled the translation herself. In some cases she was worried about macho engineer
by tikhonj 5y ago
> Sonia did not allow us (the engineers) to talk to upper management, so she handled the translation herself. In some cases she was worried about macho engineers who competed on how fast they could do something:
That strikes me as incredibly condescending. Normal estimates and processes already do quite a bit to erode developer agency, and seems like this attitude just doubles down on that dynamic.
- throwanem 5y agoIt would have sounded that way to me, too, a decade or so ago. I've learned a lot since then about the internal politics of organizations, and these days for most purposes I'm quite happy to leave them in the hands of a skilled specialist when available.
- Karawebnetwork 5y agoFrom that very same article: "There are moments when it is useful to have the engineers (or any kind of staff with specific skills) talk to upper management and talk to outside clients. But those discussions need to go through a specific process, they can not be allowed to happen randomly."
- Oddskar 5y agoShe was right about “macho engineers” in my opinion. They can be extremely disruptive for both a team and an org.