Mistakes I Made as an Engineer, but Had to Become a Manager to See

Re:Mistakes I Made as an Engineer, but Had to Become a Manag... by Aeolun on Friday March 10, 2023 @07:35PM (#35103515)

> businesses have different goals and its focus should be on achieving those

For most businesses, still being around and profitable is an implicit, if not stated goal.

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Re:Mistakes I Made as an Engineer, but Had to Become a Manag... by lovich on Friday March 10, 2023 @09:44PM (#35104595)

This is a forum for VC backed startups. We sell dollars for 90 cents here but we’ll make up for it in scale

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Re:Mistakes I Made as an Engineer, but Had to Become a Manag... by IanCal on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:51AM (#35107895)

Yes, this is different than "have a clean codebase".

I'd say that companies have more specific goals than making money - it's usually making money in a particular field. There are then strategic goals, set semi regularly by the leadership, which are the level I'm generally talking about.

You should have that concept of making money in mind though, as it helps guide what to prioritise. I've seen engineers spend thousands and thousands of pounds of their time (more if you consider the opportunity cost) to lower some bill by under a hundred a month - a large upfront cost with years before it'll pay back.

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