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The problem was people (including management) wanting to talk about where and how to put emojis once we added a few. The less I have to talk to management the b

The problem was people (including management) wanting to talk about where and how to put emojis once we added a few. The less I have to talk to management the better. All those small discussions were essentially pointless and they happened often enough that I was getting annoyed by them. Like, sometimes we would be showing "in development" stuff to clients and then they would interrupt and mention something like "nice rocketship emoji" and I am like "can you just focus on what I am showing you"

ralusek 2y ago
It sounds like people really liked the emojis
- whamlastxmas 2y ago
  This is actually selling me on using emojis
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- NomDePlum 2y ago
  People like novelty and engage on things they feel they can contribute an opinion on. Been on many a demo in the past where all sorts of "magical" and complicated stuff is happening that ends up with "ooh I've never seen a date picker like that" or "wouldn't it be a lot better if it was blue and not red". Often it's because they accept the other stuff is working or don't even fully remember what the demo is about.
souldeux 2y ago
> All those small discussions were essentially pointless Were they pointless, or were they positive feedback about a thing you personally disliked?
- pessimizer 2y ago
  You're doing the thing he was trying to avoid. You want to have a discussion about this hypothetical emoji and make a bunch of statements about the psychology of the person who doesn't want to waste his life on it. Nothing like being accused of not liking "fun" when you don't want to do something useless at work. Maybe not everybody likes goofy emojis, or Harry Potter references, or whatever easy nothing passes as wit for some people, and they think it makes everything less professional and introduces unnecessary maintenance. Those people have to make the choice to shut up about it, or mention it and have somebody tell them they're joyless. edit: irt 418, it's historical and it has already imposed most of its maintenance burden. But using it when you're not a teapot is forcing the meme.
  - souldeux 2y ago
    As a former engineering manager: no, I don't want to have a discussion about the hypothetical emoji. I want the engineer to put a rocketship in their commit message to have a slightly brighter day, and I want to acknowledge that someone else made a positive comment about it. If you are genuinely at the point in your life where "people saying they like things" is the same as ... what you're describing ... please be aware of the emotional impact you're having on the people around you.
    - bavell 2y ago
      Because nothing brightens an engineer's day like putting rocketship emojis in commit messages
      - dleary 2y ago
        We need to talk about your flair. Now, it’s up to you whether or not you just want to do the minimum. But look at Brian over there! He has 4, sometimes 5 emojis in his commit messages! And a terrific smile…
        lgats 2y ago
aseipp 2y ago
If they had not been paying attention to what you were showing them, then how would they have noticed the emoji?

ralusek 2y ago

It sounds like people really liked the emojis

whamlastxmas 2y ago
This is actually selling me on using emojis
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NomDePlum 2y ago
People like novelty and engage on things they feel they can contribute an opinion on. Been on many a demo in the past where all sorts of "magical" and complicated stuff is happening that ends up with "ooh I've never seen a date picker like that" or "wouldn't it be a lot better if it was blue and not red". Often it's because they accept the other stuff is working or don't even fully remember what the demo is about.

souldeux 2y ago

> All those small discussions were essentially pointless Were they pointless, or were they positive feedback about a thing you personally disliked?

pessimizer 2y ago
You're doing the thing he was trying to avoid. You want to have a discussion about this hypothetical emoji and make a bunch of statements about the psychology of the person who doesn't want to waste his life on it. Nothing like being accused of not liking "fun" when you don't want to do something useless at work. Maybe not everybody likes goofy emojis, or Harry Potter references, or whatever easy nothing passes as wit for some people, and they think it makes everything less professional and introduces unnecessary maintenance. Those people have to make the choice to shut up about it, or mention it and have somebody tell them they're joyless. edit: irt 418, it's historical and it has already imposed most of its maintenance burden. But using it when you're not a teapot is forcing the meme.
- souldeux 2y ago
  As a former engineering manager: no, I don't want to have a discussion about the hypothetical emoji. I want the engineer to put a rocketship in their commit message to have a slightly brighter day, and I want to acknowledge that someone else made a positive comment about it. If you are genuinely at the point in your life where "people saying they like things" is the same as ... what you're describing ... please be aware of the emotional impact you're having on the people around you.
  - bavell 2y ago
    Because nothing brightens an engineer's day like putting rocketship emojis in commit messages
    - dleary 2y ago
      We need to talk about your flair. Now, it’s up to you whether or not you just want to do the minimum. But look at Brian over there! He has 4, sometimes 5 emojis in his commit messages! And a terrific smile…
      - lgats 2y ago

aseipp 2y ago

If they had not been paying attention to what you were showing them, then how would they have noticed the emoji?