Re:Google Pay app will no longer be available
by refulgentis on Thursday February 22, 2024 @07:23PM
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Let's say:
- you add 80% of what Apple does, every year[^1]
- every year, you put the same clique on this year's Apple project
- that clique is formed by overworking, without complaint, to work around a complete lack of interest in planning / conversation
- only interact with and reward that clique (after all, they're working on the priority project this year, and focus is good)
- rinse, lather, repeat, for 7 years.
You'll find:
- you have 20% of what Apple actually built (80% ^ 7 years)
- your new management layer punches down, because they've always had right of first refusal on any work
- your new management layer also has 0 interest in planning
- your new management layer believes any interest in planning is a form of aggression and/or whining ('thrive in ambiguity!')
- nothing gets done except this year's Apple project
- you don't have anyone to nurture and sustain quality
- any initiative to repair anything requires a new team adjacent to the actual team, a fresh start, and a rebrand
I wish Pixel enough longevity that it gets terraformed[^2].
[^1] I believe that's _very_ generous, my figure is 60%.
[^2] Orgs that aren't as public facing and broken go through an elongated, silent, process where the leads 2 levels up leave in a bunch, then steadily 80% of line management is replaced with people in dress shirts from Motorola/Qualcomm/Google Search, and about 50% of grunts churn. Over 2-3 years.
- you add 80% of what Apple does, every year[^1]
- every year, you put the same clique on this year's Apple project
- that clique is formed by overworking, without complaint, to work around a complete lack of interest in planning / conversation
- only interact with and reward that clique (after all, they're working on the priority project this year, and focus is good)
- rinse, lather, repeat, for 7 years.
You'll find:
- you have 20% of what Apple actually built (80% ^ 7 years)
- your new management layer punches down, because they've always had right of first refusal on any work
- your new management layer also has 0 interest in planning
- your new management layer believes any interest in planning is a form of aggression and/or whining ('thrive in ambiguity!')
- nothing gets done except this year's Apple project
- you don't have anyone to nurture and sustain quality
- any initiative to repair anything requires a new team adjacent to the actual team, a fresh start, and a rebrand
I wish Pixel enough longevity that it gets terraformed[^2].
[^1] I believe that's _very_ generous, my figure is 60%.
[^2] Orgs that aren't as public facing and broken go through an elongated, silent, process where the leads 2 levels up leave in a bunch, then steadily 80% of line management is replaced with people in dress shirts from Motorola/Qualcomm/Google Search, and about 50% of grunts churn. Over 2-3 years.