Re:Deutsche Bank's “dysfunctional” IT division (2018)
by FirmwareBurner on Sunday July 23, 2023 @10:29AM
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>Most likely it's a lack of talent
Lack of talent is not an issue in Germany. German unis and schools produces great devs. The whole "talent shortage" in Germany is propaganda from companies engaging in wage suppression, and actually a shortage of pay that keeps decent devs away from shit companies.
It's more the lack of good pay to motivate people, but the main issues are the immovable and outdated bureaucracy without any wish to address it, and the heavy top - down approach where top management is clueless and dysfunctional, scaring away the top talent over time and only ensuring that equally clueless yes-men stay.
These large German "ships" are only good at bureaucracy, maintaining the jobs and status quo for those at the top, not innovation or customer satisfaction.
My favorite about German companies is project management done in Excel, and bosses who don't want to use Jira and demand their seniors send them emails explaining the current work status. You can't make this up.
Lack of talent is not an issue in Germany. German unis and schools produces great devs. The whole "talent shortage" in Germany is propaganda from companies engaging in wage suppression, and actually a shortage of pay that keeps decent devs away from shit companies.
It's more the lack of good pay to motivate people, but the main issues are the immovable and outdated bureaucracy without any wish to address it, and the heavy top - down approach where top management is clueless and dysfunctional, scaring away the top talent over time and only ensuring that equally clueless yes-men stay.
These large German "ships" are only good at bureaucracy, maintaining the jobs and status quo for those at the top, not innovation or customer satisfaction.
My favorite about German companies is project management done in Excel, and bosses who don't want to use Jira and demand their seniors send them emails explaining the current work status. You can't make this up.