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> You don’t like agile/scrum and want to interact with it from the other end of a six foot pole and/or replace it with another system Honestly, if you disagree
by cj 3y ago
> You don’t like agile/scrum and want to interact with it from the other end of a six foot pole and/or replace it with another system
Honestly, if you disagree with fundamental ways your company operates, it’s usually a lot less effort and a lot less stressful to find a new job that is aligned better with how you like to work.
I think one mistake a lot of job candidates make is accepting offers too quickly before making sure there’s a mutual culture fit.
The same mistake is made by a lot of employers: not making sure there’s mutual culture fit from the employer’s perspective prior to extending an offer.
- helen___keller 3y agoOn the contrary I think there’s almost certainly something that annoys you and could be improved about your position were it not against policy One time I was on a team developing a desktop client in a division of a major public cloud. We had endless process inherited from our division built around ensuring cloud services (of which we created 0) were of sufficient uptime and security. God how I wished I could find a way around the hours of pointless red tape involved in getting my job done. How many times did I write security documents explaining that our new product is not a cloud service and thus XYZ does not apply? Another example, my current role has a laptop refresh policy. These usually make sense except my laptop is a crap 2019 MacBook Pro which struggles with what I do. I’m not set for a refresh for another 1.5 years. I think there’s likely a route to improving my job performance and using a faster laptop, that don’t start by quitting my job.
- skirmish 3y agoRe laptop, how about: it broke, into lots of tiny shattered pieces.
- kylehotchkiss 3y agoIt doesn’t have to break into many little pieces. Just get some food under the keys. Productivity denied!
- monsieurgaufre 3y agoaccepting offers too quickly OR being homeless: It's the choice for a lot of candidates. Having a choice of opportunities is not common for most.
- tennisflyi 3y agoA rare opinion on HN. Most people here are hot commodities. I agree with you.
- EA-3167 3y agoSomeone in that position shouldn't be "going to war" with their employer.
- monsieurgaufre 3y agoOn the contrary, as workers' rights are being attacked constantly by employers, workers should fight back.