Comment by psunavy03
2 years ago
I'm sure your bubble is a wonderful place for you to exist. I can't speak for anyone who has to interact with you, but inside of it, I'm sure it's great.
2 years ago
I'm sure your bubble is a wonderful place for you to exist. I can't speak for anyone who has to interact with you, but inside of it, I'm sure it's great.
I could echo the same sentiment.
At this point i think it is rather well established; eg. "Taskmasters" in - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs
It's basically a trope on this site for everyone to imply that everyone who doesn't have their fingers in code 8+ hours a day has a so-called "bullshit job," as if developers don't work for businesses which have to earn money, so forgive my skepticism.
And yes . . . I do code.
You have missed the point.
It has nothing to do with coding but everything to do with adding tangible value towards achieving an Objective Goal (Business/Technology/whatever). Hence the Problem Domain and technologies used in the Solution Domain are what matter and everything else is ancillary. The Processes/Methodologies used are only useful in as much as they help us understand the problem domain better and map it to a specific solution. Thus the application of the former is informed by knowledge of the latter and cannot exist by itself. Hence the reason we have so many types/variations of Processes/Methodologies; there are some common principles but will always need to be adapted/customized to the problem and tools at hand.
This is what is the problem with modern-day Management/Leadership and eloquently pointed out by David Graeber(Bullshit Jobs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs) and Jeffrey Pfeffer(Leadership BS - https://jeffreypfeffer.com/books/leadership-bs-fixing-workpl...).
I highly recommend reading this speech by David Packard (one of the founders of Silicon Valley via HP) to new Managers given in 1960 and note how relevant it is for all companies today - https://gizmodo.com/the-hp-way-how-bill-hewlett-and-i-built-...
Relevant Excerpt:
Over the years we have developed the policy that it is important for the supervisor to thoroughly know and understand the work of his group. A debate on this has been carried on by management people for years. Some say you can be a good manager without having the slightest idea of what you are trying to manage, that the techniques of management are all important. There are many organizations which work that way. I don't argue that the job can't be done that way but I do argue strongly that the best job can be done when the manager or supervisor has a real and genuine understanding of his group's work. I don't see how a person can even understand what proper standards are and what performance is required unless he does understand in some detail the very specific nature of the work he is trying to supervise. We have held closely to this philosophy and we intend to continue to do so. We expect you who are supervising to learn techniques of supervision and keep up to date. I want to emphasize you can supervise best when you know a great deal about the work you are supervising and when you know the techniques of supervision as well.
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