Re:Goldman Sachs Is Pulling Claude Code from Its Bankers and...
by jongjong on Sunday November 08, 2026 @07:28PM
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Who would have thought that having experience would matter in software engineering as well... Just like it does for every other field.
It's mind boggling how hard business people keep trying to replace software engineers.
I suspect it might be because it's a real skill which businesses depend on so this makes engineers hard to replace and gives them more leverage to push back on unethical business conduct. If you're a manager, your value lies entirely in your ability to stay aligned with business objectives and to align others with those objectives. You have no value besides that hence you have zero leverage to push back on anything which stands in the way of those objectives, including unethical ones. Engineers have some leverage and hence they can push back but that makes them a problem for leaders of the organisation.
It's mind boggling how hard business people keep trying to replace software engineers.
I suspect it might be because it's a real skill which businesses depend on so this makes engineers hard to replace and gives them more leverage to push back on unethical business conduct. If you're a manager, your value lies entirely in your ability to stay aligned with business objectives and to align others with those objectives. You have no value besides that hence you have zero leverage to push back on anything which stands in the way of those objectives, including unethical ones. Engineers have some leverage and hence they can push back but that makes them a problem for leaders of the organisation.