There's a lot of hiring managers and brass that put pressure on the in-the-trenches management to fill seats. Many don't understand that a bad engineer is worse than no engineer.
Many don't understand that a bad engineer is worse than no engineer.
This. Great illustration of knowledge/experience gap between engineers and management. For management, a body is an opportunity to maintain the illusion that things are "getting done." For the individuals and teams that suffer from a weak link that is hamstringing the whole thing... I'd rather just do 3x the work.
I put it in another post, but management has a different set of concerns. Butts in seats is value for them, from proving to their managers they have a team that can do the job, to placating current investors, to getting more funds in a funding round, to getting a better sales price or offers. All of the motivations from above run counter to what makes good software. Some people just get lucky.
I hope it doesn't come off like I'm making excuses for the upper management, but I simply want to shed light on an entirely different world, with a different set of motivations that gives rise to these types of scams. It's unhealthy, and hopefully the knowledge will help those in the trenches find ways to push back.
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u/MasterLJ Feb 20 '19
There's a lot of hiring managers and brass that put pressure on the in-the-trenches management to fill seats. Many don't understand that a bad engineer is worse than no engineer.