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Re:Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their produ... by 3a2d29 on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @12:55PM (#31922765)
+1 to this

I ageee managers optimize for their own success, at the expense of the company, but how does that make them morons?

Sure the company is hurt and work grinds to a halt, but are you saying the rational thing to do is take actions that don’t optimize for your own success?

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Re:Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their produ... by globalreset on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @01:33PM (#31923255)
I should have been more specific. A lot of them are morons, which is orthogonal and more of a problem than being self-serving. A competent self-serving manager is possibly not best for the company, but might be great to work with (under) and still way better than a moron.
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