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This news didn't surprise me at all. Academics and research scientists on teams like this are very far removed from driving revenue and understanding the value
by bfeynman 4y ago
This news didn't surprise me at all. Academics and research scientists on teams like this are very far removed from driving revenue and understanding the value you provide. It's just as likely that the teams they saved costs for are also hemorrhaging anyway and being shut down or reduced.
- anonreeeeplor 4y agoI am personally shocked continually at how drastically overvalued seeming engineering is. I read through what he wrote here - Not to be cynical; and I used to be an engineer: but this sounded like a bunch of fluffy B.S. I used to work at several mega corps. Very overstaffed ones. We had tons of very elite engineers doing god knows what. They always had stories that sounded exactly like this - It’s so complicated you wouldn’t understand! I believe engineering has become way overvalued relative to what it is worth realistically. I will give far more credibility to anyone who has built or tried to build and run or manage their own startup or business. Too many engineers have only ever worked in these environments where they are totally disconnected from reality.
- fritzo 4y agoCan you offer any constructive advice to us engineers, and help us move towards more value-creating contributions? I hear your "disconnected from reality", but I'm not sure what to do about it.