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Has anyone else noticed that this story is like catnip for clueless tech executives? Several companies now, I've had to endure lectures from management analogiz
by ElevenLathe 3y ago
Has anyone else noticed that this story is like catnip for clueless tech executives? Several companies now, I've had to endure lectures from management analogizing our $pedestrian_it_project as being so like the Endurance expedition that we simply MUST read the book. Many managers agree that burning down JIRA tickets is exactly like having to boil and eat your own boots in order to survive.
- doctorwho42 3y agoAhahaha what?!? That can't be real. The only time I have ever had it brought up in a context of leadership was in the boy scouts - and the lesson was about determination, support, etc. in survival situations... Not shipping product lmao
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- jajko 3y agoIf managers peddle such a book in IT, just run (unless you can earn FU money in very short time, then yes suck it up and take inspiration from that book). What they are actually saying - please do suffer for us, whether it be crazy overtimes or other abuse. This is not what you, nor anybody else should be doing for any IT job (or any job for that matter). Vote with your feet.
- ElevenLathe 3y agoSometimes you just have to grin and bare it, particularly something as harmless as overweight VPs imagining they are hypermasculine arctic explorers. All jobs are mostly cosplay, management doubly so.
- paulio 3y ago"All jobs are mostly cosplay, management doubly so." - What an excellent way of describing it.