Post AUFNINNUREQt35DuFs by recursive@hachyderm.io
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(DIR) Post #AUFNIMUtiClQJlgJA8 by recursive@hachyderm.io
2023-04-01T22:23:02Z
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Looking back on it, I really have always disliked engineering organizations where people within them describe it as "we have a lot of smart people here" instead of "we try to set ourselves apart by doing things as well as we can". In almost every case the former either reflects elitism (we're the best in our special club!) or a lack of confidence in oneself (there's a lot of smart people here, unlike me, the imposter) and neither one is a healthy environment for people to grow.
(DIR) Post #AUFNINNUREQt35DuFs by recursive@hachyderm.io
2023-04-01T22:24:37Z
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And I've sometimes experienced both within a single company. The first makes me feel competitive and insecure. The second makes me want to both do my best and help the people around me learn and grow and find their very best.
(DIR) Post #AUFNIO5RnnavFPn0ls by recursive@hachyderm.io
2023-04-01T22:56:32Z
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Proximally this was brought on by @hazelweakly 's rant: https://hachyderm.io/@hazelweakly/110121904753968478And I've seen groups on both sides of an elitism divide become technically impoverished. One because of hubris ("We're so smart here we don't need <X>, that's a crutch, seems wasteful"), the other because they believed they were in an organization where they just couldn't justify improvements in how they do engineering ("I'd love to do things like they do at <Y>, but that'll never work here").
(DIR) Post #AUFNIOhjVSDfA9haRk by recursive@hachyderm.io
2023-04-01T23:12:37Z
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Although there is a flip side to this. You should absolutely try to introduce new tools in your organization and if after enough attempts at introducing new tools they are not appreciated, you should absolutely seek a better organization to work in.