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Re:Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much wo... by tayo42 on Thursday December 16, 2021 @04:13PM (#29584002)
I worked on a project that saved 8mil and got a pat on the back. I basically paid for my self for the next few years to do nothing.

Also for a lot of companies millions isn't a lot when profits,expenses,revenue are near billions. I don't really worry about cost savings anymore, the numbers are so huge all around, individual impact is always almost a rounding error.

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Re:Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much wo... by datavirtue on Thursday December 16, 2021 @07:51PM (#29586246)
My first project at GE was working with an engineer who was trying to classify the degradation rate on a bunch of used engine parts to free up warehouse space--saving the company $20MM.

She told me none of it matters (after working on it for years) when management had just written off $16B for Baker Hughes (a lemon of a company they purchased that had to be sold off for pennies). It was a prelude to a string of even more meaningless work.

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