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The problem is who decides what really matters? Every department is biased towards their own needs. Upper management is usually clueless when it comes to techni
by pompino 2y ago
The problem is who decides what really matters? Every department is biased towards their own needs. Upper management is usually clueless when it comes to technical needs, even if they've done the job before - because it was probably 10+ years ago.
- maccard 2y agoI think it's less about does it really matter, and more about do we have a solution for this/is this something that will spread and we need to negotiate a price on.
- pompino 2y agoAgreed, There are many ways of looking at it.
- toenail 2y agoThe individuals decide what matters to them. If the company thinks their employees are too incompetent to know what they need it's time to move on.
- deprecative 2y agoUnfortunately, you just described 99% of employers. "Just quit" isn't an answer when there are no meaningful alternatives. Business views SWE/tech as a cost of doing business rather than an investment.
- pompino 2y agoMost programmers are notoriously bad about estimating anything - ship dates, time to investigate bugs, time to close bugs, time to implement features, complexity, etc, etc. I wouldn't blindly believe a programmer about a tool increasing productivity by __ %. I would listen to their argument first, and look at their experience. I would believe them if they have made good decisions in the past, or if they were a senior/experienced person who understands these nuances. In any case, I hope you agree that there is a spectrum. Because disagreement is not about "incompetence".