Re:Why you're having trouble hiring developers
by hkarthik on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @12:12PM
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> Everyone wants their devs to take ownership, but very few create the right business structure to make it possible.
Totally agree on this point. In most companies, this work is not glorified and ends up being done on "stolen time" from the employee, or not done at all. It's a sad state of the industry.
I'd say this is where the more engineering-focused companies tend to excel a bit more since they are more likely to schedule the time and reward folks for doing it.
If you're evaluating companies for fit, its a good idea to ask questions around how this work gets done (asking for specific examples) to see if you glean if it's valued or not.
And I assume they schedule time for such activities? Or do they expect you to do it on your own time? Or do they expect you to do that in addition to what you're already being paid for? Will they reward you for your effort or will you just kick off a round of bullshit on why you made an unnecessary and un-requested for change?
Everyone wants their devs to take ownership, but very few create the right business structure to make it possible.