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As a former OVH employee, I was constantly reminded to avoid "surqualité" and try to understand OVH's "bricolocracie" better. I never could. I hope this shock w
by gcoguiec 5y ago
As a former OVH employee, I was constantly reminded to avoid "surqualité" and try to understand OVH's "bricolocracie" better. I never could. I hope this shock will incite the company to improve the quality of its infrastructure and products. I only wish OVH the best.
- breakingcups 5y agoAs a non-French speaker, could you explain the second term to me?
- charliedevolve 5y agoRoughly, "ruled by whatever you have on hand"?
- nacos 5y ago"Bricolo" is kind of a slang term for "Bricolage" which can be translated to DIY / Tinkering. -cracy as in the ancient greek word that is used in democracy/meritocracy/... In this specific context, I believe parent is hinting (in a negative way) about the internal culture of OVH that could be interpreted as not up to professional standards ?
- kakwa_ 5y agoIndeed "Bricolage", in a private context (typically DIY light home renovation) doesn't bear any negative connotations. In fact, several hardware store chains use the term (Mr. Bricolage, Brico Depot, Bricorama). But using the term when describing a product or in a professional context is far more negative, often describing something which doesn't look well made or designed.
- dmw_ng 5y agoSimilar concept from India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugaad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugaad
- gcoguiec 5y ago"bricolocracie" isn't a genuine French word and is only used internally at OVH (as far as I know). "tinkerocracy" is probably an acceptable translation.
- redwall_hp 5y agoAh, same root as "bricolage." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricolage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricolage
- tripa 5y ago“duct-tape-ocracy”
- cibyr 5y agoWould a reasonable translation be something like "avoid overengineering; get used to hacking things together"?