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The messiah complex is rampant with both developers and operations people. The are addicted to feeling valuable and important. When they get home from work, t
by louwrentius 2y ago
The messiah complex is rampant with both developers and operations people.
The are addicted to feeling valuable and important.
When they get home from work, they have nothing else to do.
- rozenmd 2y agoMy hack was to start my own product, that way (at least for two hours a day) I get to play messiah for 100% of my own equity
- intelVISA 2y agoOwn product is great, although it becomes difficult to justify bikeshedding variable names and a possible 3rd Rust rewrite when you should be grinding out more hours on marketing and sales.
- doublerabbit 2y agoOr writing documentation for your product.
- resource_waste 2y ago[flagged]
- rozenmd 2y agoYeah, doing alright - might end up employing me eventually.
- salmonfamine 2y ago[flagged]
- sshine 2y agoIt’s not that I have nothing else to do. It’s that the dopamine hit of fixing a thing that affects my team often outweighs any other choice. Working out frequently, getting a family, getting a side project off the ramp, and reducing to part-time have all helped me with my addiction to feeling valuable and important when nothing else is gained than becoming known for fixing stuff in weekends free of charge.
- motbus3 2y agoI will help you. The truth is that you are an asset. Even if they make you feel important, you are as important as a good chair. They will replace you without thinking twice if they want.
- wasteduniverse 2y ago[dead]
- antisthenes 2y ago> It’s not that I have nothing else to do. It’s that the dopamine hit of fixing a thing that affects my team often outweighs any other choice. I know first hand about the "fixer" mindset that a lot of engineering-minded men have. Do yourself a favor and fix things mostly for your family/friends, and your company a distant third. Every single person will be better off in this scenario. It's a hard learned sometimes counter-intuitive lesson, but it must be learned.
- chpmrc 2y agoThis is not a great take. I have plenty of things to do outside of work and I will still do what's "right" in my mind, especially if there's enough evidence that it will make my and other people's life easier in the long run. There are plenty of people like that in a company but they normally don't cluster together, so it feels like "nobody else cares". That's false. At times that's how exactly how products, or even entire companies, are saved. Because a bunch of individuals who think like that get together and work hard to accomplish something. Whether that effort is recognized or not depends on the company. If it's not then, I agree, it would be irrational to keep pushing. But you can't know until you try. (Edit: to be clear, I'm not advocating prioritizing work over anything else, that really depends on you, but there's a fine line between "working hard" and being obsessed. The latter will more often than not result in a net negative in most cases. The same level of effort and/or prioritization should be applied to all areas of life)
- spookie 2y agoI come from a country where work culture has gotten to the point where no one cares. It's a self-fullfilling prophecy of delays, lies, and lower compensation. The correct approach is to be flexible, recognise that your family is worth more than the company, but still give a shit about your work and getting it done.
- Simon_ORourke 2y agoI heartily agree, but it's poor form when the threshold for Messiah is so low.
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- resource_waste 2y agoI think this is due to my environment. That 'Insecure Overacheiver' idea resonated with me. Had 1-2 childhood events that shaped you, and now you are afraid to do anything except 'be high value'. I'm aware of it, I'm even aware of philosophies like Absurdism, good luck changing me. Its either in my DNA or faux-PTSD.