Why do software engineers have to be excited about the company's product?

Re:Why do software engineers have to be excited about the co... by foobarbazetc on Saturday June 05, 2021 @08:21PM (#27409561)

You’re sort of reducing yourself to a cog in a machine, rather than a person with like… passions and emotions and likes and dislikes and, you know, stuff that makes you human.

There’s a lot more that goes into a hire than technical proficiency, because there are a thousand other people with the same skills and what not checking those boxes.

Personality is far more important.

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Re:Why do software engineers have to be excited about the co... by proc0 on Saturday June 05, 2021 @08:43PM (#27409664)

Well this reduction would in theory open more doors, and allow you to work in more places. If this "caring" weren't enforced so much, I would feel like my options would be greatly increased and I wouldn't need to care if I'm making a wedding app or a flying drone app, etc. I'm sure at the end of the day these places just need XYZ feature done and they're all specified in a way that you don't really need to care.

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Re:Why do software engineers have to be excited about the co... by chakhs on Saturday June 05, 2021 @08:26PM (#27409587)

I don't get how this went to me having no personality :)

I would care more about the product if it was something I believe in, maybe a job at Firefox because they care about a private internet.

Just that most of the opportunities are not something I care about, but I need to pay bills in the end.

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