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jacquesm · 2023-11-02 21:02:43

Engineers don't set policy.

nyolfen | karma 5410 | avg karma 2.9 · | 2015-02-02 22:52:54

engineers don't set policy

MattGaiser | karma 17770 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2022-01-17 09:06:55

Engineers have very little say in what to build.

jschveibinz | karma 1579 | avg karma 1.36 · | 2022-09-15 10:42:19

The engineers are definitely not in charge.

satyap | karma 5 | avg karma 0.2 · | 2018-08-22 19:09:11+00:00

Stop blaming engineers for stupid policies. Engineers usually have no say, this is almost always thought up by some manager or PM somewhere.

fnordfnordfnord | karma 8629 | avg karma 2.33 · | 2014-02-09 04:33:30+00:00

The engineers hadn't factored in management's contribution.

UncleMeat | karma 13669 | avg karma 2.5 · | 2021-02-21 15:00:06+00:00

"Keep engineers happy" is not the same thing as "let engineers do whatever the hell they want".

humanrebar | karma 12057 | avg karma 2.44 · | 2018-02-26 17:20:18+00:00

Engineers aren't in the room when they decide who is doing the most critical work.

tejtm | karma 1526 | avg karma 2.06 · | 2022-06-18 14:11:54

Deciding that the Engineers don't understand is not something a bureaucracy should be doing, period.

danso | karma 162920 | avg karma 11.44 · | 2016-12-02 19:50:20

Maybe you should go complain to your legislators. Engineers don't have the Constitutional authority to enact policy willy nilly.

seattle_spring | karma 5707 | avg karma 2.52 · | 2022-05-14 23:51:16

None of this is in the control of the average engineering manager. Seriously, 0%.

treis | karma 8962 | avg karma 2.72 · | 2023-03-10 09:43:22

That's forcing the engineer to do what they should be doing. You can blame them for not doing that but that doesn't absolve the engineer of not doing what they should be doing.

techiedudeblog | karma 221 | avg karma 44.2 · | 2013-08-06 21:56:49+00:00

Engineers were not encouraged to think independently.

mr_toad | karma 5817 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2018-03-23 00:23:43+00:00

Engineers aren’t in charge. Unlike lawyers, surgeons, even dental hygienists, they aren’t making the calls.

alt227 | karma 1190 | avg karma 2.38 · | 2024-04-04 10:02:14

No engineers at FAANG companies get to think, they do what the board members and execs tell them to.

threatofrain | karma 12160 | avg karma 2.69 · | 2018-10-26 19:09:31+00:00

I don't see why engineers should be particularly responsible. I don't see how any work could be done without everything from entrepreneurial or financial, legal, to janitorial help.

otterley | karma 9624 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2021-07-13 17:19:20

In this story: engineers can't come to a conclusion because they are trying to solve a political problem instead of an engineering problem.

sydthrowaway | karma 748 | avg karma 1.01 · | 2022-05-01 12:34:41

Are you sure? Engineers have no control over the isolated designers

moultano | karma 10384 | avg karma 5.57 · | 2010-08-27 22:34:13

I'm not saying it was the right decision, but the thesis that they didn't think about it because they're engineers just isn't true.

Cofike | karma 200 | avg karma 2.63 · | 2018-07-27 15:41:28+00:00

I’m sure it’s the engineers deciding to do that and not management and leadership.