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> You're expending energy to stop other people from making the system better. There's something deeply wrong with such people. One explanation is emotional att
by darkwater 3y ago
> You're expending energy to stop other people from making the system better. There's something deeply wrong with such people.
One explanation is emotional attachment to a system/technology/solution/process they helped put in place. If someone wants to improve it by heavily modifying or God forbid getting rid of it, they will fight back because they feel personally attacked for it.
It is wrong, but it happens a lot.
- rgblambda 3y agoI don't know if it would help or not to mention that the existing system helped to get the company to where it is today, when delivering the "now is the time to get rid of this" pitch. Acknowledging how long the existing system has been live would hopefully be a reminder that you're not trying to erase their achievement.
- darkwater 3y agoIt will help, but the receiving party has to be reasonable enough (or "emotionally mature" enough) to fully grasp it. It's usually not the case with people that go nuclear on these topics.
- hinkley 3y agoI haven't quite had 'nuclear' but I know what you two are talking about. "But we would have gone out of business 3 years ago if that weren't written!" Yes. Three years ago. And it's not three years ago.
- darkwater 3y ago"What brought you here won't bring you there". As cheap psychology as it might sound, it's actually true most of the times.