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I have a different problem: I can find all the problems, but I can't solve them, because they aren't within my control. The people whose control they are within

I have a different problem: I can find all the problems, but I can't solve them, because they aren't within my control. The people whose control they are within aren't interested in solving them (or letting others work on them). The political and psychological games required to get people to just let you solve problems seems like a second job.

dbetteridge 2mo ago
Half of being a staff engineer is politics unfortunately, you need to build capital with "sponsors" in different areas of the business and use that to nudge change where you don't have direct control. Quick coffee chats, trading favours and the like can get you pretty far in large orgs.