Comment by deadbabe

Unfortunately software engineering suffers from the opposite problem of many other engineering disciplines.

Any idiot could build a bridge by just overbuilding everything, an engineer helps you build the minimum viable bridge.

In software, it’s the opposite. Idiots can easily roll out products and services with crude and basic code. You only need true engineers for the high volume high performance stuff. And if that’s not what you’re doing – you don’t need engineers. The logical conclusion is then to fire them.