Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies
by BoarMarket on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @02:35PM
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To add clarity, that's caused by social programming not human nature.
Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies
by rectang on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @03:44PM
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I disagree. The tendency towards self justification is a universal human trait. Even if some may overcome that tendency, it is still qualifies as “human nature”.
This is germane because while labor and capital may perceive each other as the “enemy” and may in fact act counter to each other’s interests, nearly everyone perceives their own actions as justified.
To the extent that there is “social programming” involved which could conceivably change (unlike “human nature”), it has to do with the acts themselves, not the strong impulse to believe that your own acts are justified.
Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies
by thfuran on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @07:40PM
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>And the easiest way to keep up the act is to fool yourself, because most of us aren't good at faking it.
The better way is to work for a company that doesn't suck.
Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies
by graemep on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @05:18AM
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That is true, but the problem is that nearly everyone believes it. Every dictator and revolutionary thinks they are doing good.
I can understand what you are suggesting, but the balancing act of assuming they are acting for the best and also ensuring you do not let yourself get taken advantage of is very difficult.
Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies
by red-iron-pine on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @04:39PM
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> It's true for many companies, but to be successful it helps to act as though it isn't.
"lie through your teeth 8 hours a day to people you see at least 5 days a week"
Senior leadership sincerely believes that they are a force for good even when they are doing things to harm their workers, their customers, or society at large. It's human nature to feel that way, and to contradict that is to offend them and risk getting labeled as "hopelessly immersed in Reddit toxicity".
And the easiest way to keep up the act is to fool yourself, because most of us aren't good at faking it. Find the best in senior leadership and emphasize it to yourself; find win-win opportunities (or make them!). Maybe it's even true that the company is a force for good! (I genuinely believe this about all my past employers in varying amounts, but I've been choosy and have made sacrifices.)
But be stern about never putting yourself in a position where you can be taken advantage of, because senior leadership, being weak humans like all of us, will succumb to temptation.