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The Magical Thinking of Busy CTOs(blog.godfreyai.com)
1 points by ckmiaomix 2y ago|0 comments
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AI: A Vibe Check(blog.godfreyai.com)
8 points by ckmiaomix 2y ago|1 comments
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
Thank you so much for reading it and commenting.
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
I think we're talking past eachother. The entire point here is not about the objective reality of how well your engineering team is doing - I couldn't possibly know enough to make that call. The point is that engineering leaders (
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
Product management's job is not to explain engineering. Engineering does not work for product management. Product's job is to figure out what to build by working with all stakeholders and customer input.
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
LOL read literally the last 4 paragraphs. "Other functions would do well to bring the same kind of focus on enabling productivity, happiness, and autonomy to their workers. In fact, CTOs-turned-CEOs I know tend to be some of the most k
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
I'd actually really like to believe that what you've written is true. If hundreds and thousands of tech workers were empowered toliterally quit the workforce if their higher needs weren't met, I'd be DELIGHTED. But the r
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
Buddy...the point is really, really not unlimited PTO. NO ONE treated workers at scale like Google did in earlier decades. It was literally wild and unprecedented. Engineers for many decades had unprecedented job mobility and bargaining pow
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
Hi! Author here - that's actually...kinda the point. The good treatment you mentioned doesn't organically happen. Your leaders have to fight for it and maintain it. And eng leaders...just aren't in the fight right now. If goo
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by ckmiaomix 2y ago
Author here! Came when I saw my Substack blowing up. This isn't to imply that engineers are universally treated well, but that RELATIVE to other workers, they held far more bargaining power and faced better working conditions across th
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Dear CTO: it's not 2015 anymore(blog.godfreyai.com)
2 points by ckmiaomix 2y ago|0 comments
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There's no such thing as 'developer ROI'(blog.godfreyai.com)
3 points by ckmiaomix 2y ago|0 comments