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I've used a similar analogy a few times - do we make medical software where someone will literally die if we don't fix this in the next few hours? No? Then chil
by esperent 2y ago
I've used a similar analogy a few times - do we make medical software where someone will literally die if we don't fix this in the next few hours? No? Then chill the hell out and we'll get it fixed without giving ourselves stress related diseases. In a week or a month no one will remember this particular "emergency" but we'll all remember the general level of stress we felt on this team for years.
I've said this out loud a few times. But I've said it quietly to myself far more often when someone is trying to make me feel stressed for no reason. It's very effective.
- mewpmewp2 2y agoHow would you handle something that is possible to put into monetary numbers, because technically certain amount of money could save a life. E.g. this incident cost us $5 million - this type of money could be used to save many lives.
- hnbear 2y agoAt most firms the money was never earmarked for saving lives and there's no expectation it ever would have. By not earning the money (or losing it), you're not actually impacting anyone's life.