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People don't want buzzwords, people want promotions, bonuses, and recognition. It turns out that producing working software is not the optimal way to obtain tho
by nerdponx 3y ago
People don't want buzzwords, people want promotions, bonuses, and recognition. It turns out that producing working software is not the optimal way to obtain those things at a lot of companies.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 3y agoAnd how do you get said promotions, bonuses and recognition? By introducing change. And what change is easiest? One that relies on established ground of buzzwords.
- gAI 3y agoI'm detecting a lack of synergy here.
- hinkley 3y agoWe haven't leveraged those for at least ten years.
- fsckboy 3y agocareful who you make fun of, technical debt is technically leverage
- iso1631 3y agoThe helicopter view says that I need to implement my change and move on before the shit hits the fan. The next person to take over will blame everything on "the previous guy", quite rightly, but I won't care as I'll have taken my promotion and be to busy blaming everything at the new company on the previous guy.
- nradov 3y agoMake sure to leave 3 envelopes for the next guy. https://kevinkruse.com/the-ceo-and-the-three-envelopes/ https://kevinkruse.com/the-ceo-and-the-three-envelopes/
- JimtheCoder 3y agoThe system is neither dynamic nor robust enough...
- whaleofatw2022 3y agoIt's also the investing/partnering side of things too though. Some VCs and the like aren't interested if your company isn't hitting those buzzwords.
- nerdponx 3y agoRight, it's just a means to an end, one of several.