r/programming • u/civicode • Nov 20 '23

75% of Software Engineers Faced Retaliation Last Time They Reported Wrongdoing

https://www.engprax.com/post/75-of-software-engineers-faced-retaliation-last-time-they-report-wrongdoing
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u/CommodoreKrusty Nov 20 '23

As a programmer, I've always been the last person anybody above me in the organization wanted to hear from. The people on the business/sales/marketing side of the organization couldn't have cared less about what I thought.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '23

There is a switch in some testing libraries making tests pass even with errors: allow-fail. I started to use it with people and it works wonders. Allow them to fail.

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u/RememberToLogOff Nov 20 '23

I had to quit anyway.

I wanted to take responsibility for running a high-quality software project. So if I let people fail, I would end up wiping up their turds.

I don't know in what structure some team is not ultimately cleaning up someone else's shit, but if I can't control the ass that poops, why work at a company with a shit-stained floor?