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I work in a small team of developers (there's about 15 of us). It's been an "unofficial policy" at our company for years that no more than two developers can be
by peckrob 13y ago
I work in a small team of developers (there's about 15 of us). It's been an "unofficial policy" at our company for years that no more than two developers can be on any single flight.
Back when we were smaller still (it was just five of us for the longest time), it used to be no two devs could be on the same flight. When we used to go to conferences as a team, managing the logistics of getting five people across the country, leaving from a rather small airport, without duplicating flights took several hours of planning and usually resulted in staggered departure and return days.
- 1stop 13y agoBut don't you have a higher chance 3 developers dying in individual car crashes than of 3 developers dying in a single plane crash?
- TheBiv 13y agoProfessional drives have statistically less of a probability of fatality than the average every-day driver
- edwinnathaniel 13y agoYes, and your point is?
- 1stop 13y agoMy point is pretty obvious. For those that are a bit slow: Do you come up with policy like only 2 devs can be on the same flight from data or feeling. It seems this is from 'feeling' and the data doesn't support it. If you're still struggling, I'm saying policies like these are likely irrational. Do you still need more help? I could draw you a picture.
- peckrob 13y agoAll five of us would go to lunch together most days, often in the same car. We don't much anymore, but that's more due to our size now. When a team reaches a certain point, getting the whole team together to eat is difficult without serious planning. It's always been a rule from management (and an unofficial one, as I said - never formally codified). As a [private] pilot myself, I grok the statistics on aviation safety and understand the training required by the air crew. I understand just how much more dangerous the trip to the airport is than anything that happens after that. But them something like this happens, and I think it's only a natural human inclination to think, "Damn, that could have been us..."