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My first foray into big tech was met with a culture that disallowed any private discussion. If I had a question, take it public and see what people think. If I
by lampshades 4y ago
My first foray into big tech was met with a culture that disallowed any private discussion. If I had a question, take it public and see what people think. If I had a complaint, take it public.
It was terrible and I hated it. Sometimes I just want to talk with one person instead of the entire engineering org.
My next job I assumed they would be the same so I defaulted to never talking to anyone, which caused its own problems, as you can imagine.
The entire public by default thing is toxic, imo.
- noirbot 4y agoI think I mostly agree with it, but I think having a culture that inclines towards trying to talk things out in public is probably better, but you're right about there being value in also being able to talk to your manager or your teammmate in private to share your thoughts or build consensus. In general, I think it's one of those policies that can absolutely be toxic, but can also be healthy, and it's dependent on the surrounding culture and team and how absolute the policy is.