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 tofukid on Sunday June 06, 2021 @10:36AM (#27413454)

Software engineering as an industry generally lacks professionalism. Particularly amongst startups.

Being a professional means doing what you say you’re going to do, doing it well, and doing it honestly.

In my experience, expecting passion for the product instead of professionalism for the work has always turned out to be a badly managed company. The best companies I worked for expected professionalism, not passion.

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Re:Why do software engineers have to be excited about the co... by giantg2 on Sunday June 06, 2021 @11:42AM (#27413884)

"In my experience, expecting passion for the product instead of professionalism for the work has always turned out to be a badly managed company. "

Are there any well managed ones? It seems they all do this.

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