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> I need to know what you mean by “better”. That’s where a productive discussion start, when we align the goals (and I don’t really care about them, they all tu

> I need to know what you mean by “better”. That’s where a productive discussion start, when we align the goals (and I don’t really care about them, they all turn into interesting technical challenges I think you have answered your own conscience. You say you don't care about the goals. The only thing you care about is whether the tech is interesting to you or not, which is purely subjective. Your manager probably already knows this. He knows you are asking a question to which you completely don't care about the answer. It's just that you're not interested. There is a clear difference between asking questions to learn — and trolling. This is easily visible to any human. I'll be honest: If you are expecting 100% fulfillment, then it most likely means you have an impossibly high opinion of yourself. If you really wish that, become a freelancer, then go ahead and reject everything you hear. At work, nobody needs to convince your heart and soul for every single thing. Deal with it.

larve 4y ago
I am not sure why you are so aggressive, nor reading my words charitably. I do care about solving the technical challenges to fulfill the goals in the best way possible. I don't care what the goal is "about," if the business wants to target a specific vertical or wants to grow internationally or wants to prioritize backend tooling. I care about knowing the goal and then doing the best work possible. This is the opposite of trolling.
- rdsubhas 4y ago
  It's disengenuous to say that a manager came one random day, asked a question about react and immediately dismissed you in the first sentence and went away. And all that just by reading an article overnight, as you want to believe. There is something missing in your story. For example, how long is too long for continuing your questioning, how you deal with rest of your obligations if you don't agree with the answers, how you collaborate with others, whether others in your team agree with you or not, etc. We programmers are so privileged that we are blind to our privilege. Edit: grammar

larve 4y ago

I am not sure why you are so aggressive, nor reading my words charitably. I do care about solving the technical challenges to fulfill the goals in the best way possible. I don't care what the goal is "about," if the business wants to target a specific vertical or wants to grow internationally or wants to prioritize backend tooling. I care about knowing the goal and then doing the best work possible. This is the opposite of trolling.

rdsubhas 4y ago
It's disengenuous to say that a manager came one random day, asked a question about react and immediately dismissed you in the first sentence and went away. And all that just by reading an article overnight, as you want to believe. There is something missing in your story. For example, how long is too long for continuing your questioning, how you deal with rest of your obligations if you don't agree with the answers, how you collaborate with others, whether others in your team agree with you or not, etc. We programmers are so privileged that we are blind to our privilege. Edit: grammar