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I've been there(working at a big bank with a lackluster development system), so I know how it feels. Keep pushing and get yourself out!

• blibble 13y ago
  I work for a large bank, and whilst my desktop is completely locked down, our development is done on remote (but still internal) boxes where we're essentially given free reign. each team is essentially autonomous, and they pick the tools they wish to use. yes, there is lots of paperwork, e.g. getting anything deployed requires multiple people from across the firm to agree, but it's mostly automated and doesn't take more a few hours of background time, and it's understandable: the amount of money the firm would lose if something went drastically wrong is eye boggling. the problems are challenging and interesting, I get to experiment with extremely high end equipment that isn't available for general purchase, and the hours are good (as is the pay). (though I admit there are parts of the organisation that don't have this freedom: you have to be careful when interviewing)
  • ExpiredLink 13y ago
    > each team is essentially autonomous, and they pick the tools they wish to use. This will lead to a maintenance problem shortly. I worked in similar environments. Technically clueless managers think that they only have to throw requirements over the wall and let the developers figure out how to implement them. When someone leaves the team the replacement needs to become acquainted with totally unfamiliar code, libraries and tools.