Re:Citigroup plans to hire 4k tech staff
by xmcqdpt2 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @07:06AM
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100% true.
I did a small stint at a mid tier bank and this is exactly how it went. You try to advocate for better methods and you constantly hit inertia and a deep institutional belief in years of service.
"You use git? Interesting but our director (15 YOE) says it's a waste of time. Do you claim you know more than him? You've only just started here!"
In the end you could easily do the assigned work in 10h a week except you are hobbled by bad practices, poor infrastructure, cheap leadership (you want an IDE? our division didn't approve the expense) and so so much Legacy code.
I did a small stint at a mid tier bank and this is exactly how it went. You try to advocate for better methods and you constantly hit inertia and a deep institutional belief in years of service.
"You use git? Interesting but our director (15 YOE) says it's a waste of time. Do you claim you know more than him? You've only just started here!"
In the end you could easily do the assigned work in 10h a week except you are hobbled by bad practices, poor infrastructure, cheap leadership (you want an IDE? our division didn't approve the expense) and so so much Legacy code.