Comment by int_19h
13 hours ago
They laid off a lot of people with Win32 experience in the past couple of years. If that was really a problem they could just hire some of them back (or, I dunno, keep them in the first place).
13 hours ago
They laid off a lot of people with Win32 experience in the past couple of years. If that was really a problem they could just hire some of them back (or, I dunno, keep them in the first place).
Keep them?? But how else would you keep devs working hard if there are no mass layoffs to be afraid of all the time??
Get them working on interesting projects building things customers/users/peers will value.
> building things customers/users/peers will value.
AI. Customers want AI, users want AI, peers want AI. If anyone says otherwise, they’re a Luddite and possibly a dangerous political radical.
What are you, some kinda communist?
Agreed, or I don't know, actually promote internal trainings for the folks that lack the experience.
The problem isn't hiring people that only know macOS/Linux, we always argue about how bad HR hiring processes are in our field.
The problem is apparently the lack of management motivation to bring those peoples up to speed, and is confortable pushing for Web widgets instead.
I do not know what is up with people and their aversion to help people be better (or at the very least more useful) at their job. Not just in IT, but even hard / physical labor-type jobs or w/e.
In a culture obsessed with individual success, helping someone else does not have any obvious upside, but plenty of clear downsides - what if he gets so good that I look worse in comparison? What if he stays the same and I look like a bad mentor? Why would I sacrifice my time for no practical reward? Etc etc.
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It costs money. You're paying that person to be doing something other than working. If you're not squeezing maximal productivity out of your workers, then you have failed as a manager and will not be getting that sweet bonus this quarter