Re:Good times create weak men
by pixl97 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @10:03AM
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In my line of work I happen to get insight into just how many applications most companies have. Just how many millions of lines of code are floating out there.
And you're right, most companies tier their application importance. "Does the business die if this doesn't work" gets the top tier. "Does it make us money" comes next. Then after that point the amount of oxygen left in the room starts dropping significantly.
And you think "Well, if I was working on that low tier project, I would want to do a good job". And that's the thing, if you start doing good work there, you're going to get yanked off that team and moved up to something more important. You end up with either a dead sea effect on unimportant projects, or so little time for them it cannot possibly be polished.
And you're right, most companies tier their application importance. "Does the business die if this doesn't work" gets the top tier. "Does it make us money" comes next. Then after that point the amount of oxygen left in the room starts dropping significantly.
And you think "Well, if I was working on that low tier project, I would want to do a good job". And that's the thing, if you start doing good work there, you're going to get yanked off that team and moved up to something more important. You end up with either a dead sea effect on unimportant projects, or so little time for them it cannot possibly be polished.