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This does work. At least it works for me. There is a difference between doing a crappy job and solving a crappy problem. This is the difference between "toil"
by jpollock 4y ago
This does work. At least it works for me.
There is a difference between doing a crappy job and solving a crappy problem.
This is the difference between "toil" and "eliminating toil".
https://sre.google/sre-book/eliminating-toil/ https://sre.google/sre-book/eliminating-toil/
Toil isn't valued very highly. It feels good to do it, but it is fundamentally repetitive make-work. Removing the work is where the value is. The value is in scaling yourself, allowing your employer to see productivity improvements, and get more out of the same staff.
The value is in helping your employer climb "Charette’s Risk Escalator".