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> Someone has to get your work done. That's often the problem, in that it doesn't truly matter if the work got done

• icedchai 2y ago
  There's a ton of "fake work" in corporate america. This is basically busy work that isn't used by any real customer, external or internal. That work doesn't need to be done, but shows up because someone committed to it for political reasons (or because they were clueless.) Someone needs a box checked, but didn't check if the box needed to be there in the first place.
  • autoexecbat 2y ago
    It doesn't even need to be fake/busy work. It might just not be quite what's needed by the business or customer and see little/no use.
    • icedchai 2y ago
      True, though often that sort of work "feels" different from the more traditional fake work. It's at least built with the intent / belief that a customer will actually use it.
  • therealdrag0 2y ago
    And a lot of people can question these decisions and make and impact if they cared enough. I get tired of people, especially those with “senior” in their title complaining “they’re doing it wrong”, instead of participating in the planning and feedback and escalation process.
    • icedchai 2y ago
      Do you ask them to participate? Many companies don't, because they don't want anyone but yes-men that will agree to the plans around.