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That would do nothing if so called engineers are not given the "power" to refuse to implement something when they are ordered to by their PM.
by dudul 3y ago
That would do nothing if so called engineers are not given the "power" to refuse to implement something when they are ordered to by their PM.
- abduhl 3y agoAll at will employees have the power to refuse to implement something when ordered to by their PM. Quit. “I was just following orders” doesn’t even fly for situations where refusal can get you strung up for treason.
- ryandrake 3y agoI have in the past successfully pushed back and refused to work on projects I thought were ethically fraught. Problem is, your company will just say "Sure! No problem! We take care of our developers here at Initech! Jimmy, two desks down, would be happy to write that code!" So the problematic software always gets implemented, despite one person's objection. Because we have jerks like Jimmy.
- abduhl 3y agoIf my greatest accomplishment in life is that I wasn’t Jimmy then I guess I’d die pretty proud of that.
- jeroenhd 3y agoBut in that case, if the project turns out to be illegal or harm people, Jimmy would be on the hook and not you. Jimmy can be a jerk, but he'll be careful if he'd risk being employed in his home state if he signs off on something he should know is unacceptable.
- tekla 3y agoOh yes. Software engineers are drones that are unable to refuse to do things they believe are unsafe.
- dudul 3y agoSoftware engineers have kids to feed.
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- jeroenhd 3y agoDo you think normal engineers have any more power than a programmer? In the end, they're employees for a business, with a boss breathing down their neck to just sign off already.