The rest of your post doesn't really have anything to do with the article but...
Very cynical view. If this is what's happening across companies, than the market system wasn't efficient enough or was impeded to make a change.
It is a cynical view, but another way the author could have stated it would be to say that in order to have people know who you are, you should do projects that matter to people and make sure they know you are doing them.
The worst people I have worked with, on teams, as employees etc. are the ones who decide to do things like optimize the backup process by 50% when no one needs that done. They miss the big picture which is easy to see if you follow the author's (while I admit cynical) strategy.
but another way the author could have stated it would be to say that in order to have people know who you are, you should do projects that matter to people and make sure they know you are doing them.
In my view, it is only about visible progress that they can see, but they cannot easily see invisible progress that actually matters.
The worst people I have worked with, on teams, as employees etc. are the ones who decide to do things like optimize the backup process by 50% when no one needs that done. They miss the big picture which is easy to see if you follow the author's (while I admit cynical) strategy.
The big picture includes having a backup plan and having a backup plan that works.
The big picture includes having a backup plan and having a backup plan that works.
Sure, but the grandparent was complaining about overoptimization. I've been in management, and having an engineer who seizes on the wrong thing - something which could be better, but is currently good enough - and ignores the higher priority item I want them to work on, is a terrible headache.
Having a backup system in place is important, and I think most management understands that and would like to "see" it be built.
If someone is ultra technical and working with someone ultra non-technical that will create friction if they are talking about future potential problems, especially due to scale.
But, I would assume any company you are working for as a technical person generally has someone technical in charge of you.
I would never run a company as a business person with a lot of technical knowledge without a strong technical cofounder who can manage the technical team.
I am probably making an assumption here that everyone thinks like that, and most likely that is a bad assumption.
Very cynical view. If this is what's happening across companies, than the market system wasn't efficient enough or was impeded to make a change.
It is a cynical view, but another way the author could have stated it would be to say that in order to have people know who you are, you should do projects that matter to people and make sure they know you are doing them.
The worst people I have worked with, on teams, as employees etc. are the ones who decide to do things like optimize the backup process by 50% when no one needs that done. They miss the big picture which is easy to see if you follow the author's (while I admit cynical) strategy.