Re:What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry
by ThrowawayR2 on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @02:56PM
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> "to define my impact on both the monetary and cultural success of my org"
What you get out of that is people frantically chasing impact and visibility instead of focusing on the humdrum drudgery of keeping the lights on. The result is penny wise and pound foolish behavior that definitely does not correspond to the monetary or cultural success of the corporation. People who are good at gaming the system in this can create their "impact", collect the rewards, and make an internal transfer before the costs or superficiality of their "impact" catch up with them.
What you get out of that is people frantically chasing impact and visibility instead of focusing on the humdrum drudgery of keeping the lights on. The result is penny wise and pound foolish behavior that definitely does not correspond to the monetary or cultural success of the corporation. People who are good at gaming the system in this can create their "impact", collect the rewards, and make an internal transfer before the costs or superficiality of their "impact" catch up with them.