Comment by 650

18 hours ago

A Principal Software Engineer at Microslop merged this - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitriy-vasyura-9191611/

This is the author of the MR - https://github.com/cwebster-99 - A Product Manager at Microslop

I've routinely spoken on the uselessness, and oftentimes detriment of product managers in tech.

The dearth of leadership driving for vanity metrics like PMs writing code doesn't help either.

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ArmadilloGang  17 hours ago

I can’t access that LinkedIn link without going through their Persona ID process, which requires all kinds of PII.

> LinkedIn users attempting identity verification may be unknowingly handing sensitive personal data to Persona Identities Inc., a company that distributes information to government agencies, credit bureaus, utilities, and mobile providers.

^ Link from a LinkedIn page I found on a Kagi search.

I can view some LinkedIn pages but not others without logging in.

Even though I’ve never posted to LinkedIn it only use it as a public résumé, my account was flagged as needing identity verification. I’m pretty sure this happened a year or two ago when I changed my email address from one domain I owned to another domain I owned.

I’ve never been able to log in since then, and there is no support path. The only available way past it is to simply submit all the info to Persona.

esafak  14 minutes ago

This is what happens when nontechnical people land production code in order to game their promotion metrics.

I sense the PM in question is disconnected from the sensibilities of the users she ostensibly represents. Looking at her record I see she never worked as a programmer. But with four years in her current position she ought to have figured this much out. Strong AI incentives perhaps?

dmitriv  16 hours ago

I'm here in case you have something to say to me directly.

  • 650  35 minutes ago

    Why did a PM create the merge request? It seems like internal testing brought up issues, why was it merged regardless? Is velocity a metric you were aiming for when merging this?

  • wswope  14 minutes ago

    You are unqualified for your job, you clearly get off on callous disregard for users (evidenced by your comments in this thread), and your absence would make the world a better place. Have a sense of shame.

    You have every ability to be a better person at any time you choose, but that should probably involve quitting your job.

  • unchar1  16 hours ago

    What was the reasoning for this change?

    • dmitriv  9 hours ago

      There are customers who would like to see attribution on changes where AI contributed (companies, users, etc). True, that's not everyone, but you can query our repo for the issues for which this feature was implemented.

      The rationale I suppose is those customers what to be more careful with code that was contributed by AI.

      HTH

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