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A strangely, poorly performing authentication system with a good one a few weeks behind the launch. An oddly configured circular fail over strategy. The thing I
by riazrizvi 3y ago
A strangely, poorly performing authentication system with a good one a few weeks behind the launch. An oddly configured circular fail over strategy. The thing I’ve noticed about entrentched employees who don’t perform is that while they are not so good at creating/building things, they are really good at pulling strings to make themselves look good at the expense of others.
I don’t think it was a great look for them that you were brought in to build this, and once you start pointing out flaws in other people’s systems you become a walking target. I’ve made this mistake too many times in the past, determined not to do it in the future.
- pdimitar 3y agoOkay, you will not do it but the underlying problem remains: you'll take the blame for other people's mistakes. How do you deal with that?
- riazrizvi 3y agoThe situation is you are brought on board to do work, and you have in-house collaborators and you'll take the blame for their mistakes? Step back and find an outcome where your work doesn't harm their reputation/security. So how do you make them into allies? Or how do you not matter to them? Figure that out...
- pdimitar 3y ago> The situation is you are brought on board to do work, and you have in-house collaborators and you'll take the blame for their mistakes? People really are like that, yes: Monday the boss says "X is now responsible for Y" and lo and behold, Tuesday EVERYONE already says "Y is not working well, X, do something, it's your fault!". > Step back and find an outcome where your work doesn't harm their reputation/security. So how do you make them into allies? Or how do you not matter to them? Figure that out... I have figured out part of that and I was genuinely asking if you have additional insights.
- riazrizvi 3y agoOkay yes we are in sync then. Additional insights? Not broadly no, beyond this. I think these situations are highly context dependent.