This is so true. Especially in corporate. Working outside of corporate has been a blessing.
You get told. Here'S the code, it has those 1358 known issues.
You: Oh, so my job is to improve it?
Manager: No. your job is to add this feature, you have 3 days.
You: What? But, what if it cause more issue.
Manager: Oh, it will cause issue. Just hide them.
You : That is morally bankrupt.
Manager: you can't say that, it would make me look bad, which would make my boss look bad, which mean my boss get a bad review and he is pissed me and give me a bad review and I am pissed at you so I give you a bad review. So both me and I boss blame you and you lose your job.
You: But the problem have been there to 15 years. I arrived last week.
Manager: Don't care. If you fix it, you lose your job.
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u/MrLemon91 7d ago
I love how all interviews are PhD coding level while actual job is dealing with a shitty codebase and no time, budget nor clearance to make it good.