The article also made it abundantly clear that if you find yourself in that situation, and you don't like it, you should find another job.
The article isn't about the ethics of the situation, career choices, ect. The rest of the article focuses on more important details about shipping software.
Give the article another chance. I skimmed it twice yesterday and now that I'm not reading my phone on the throne, I gave it the attention it deserved.
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I should also point out that I've had a lot of career success in situations like this by disagreeing and committing. Turns out that a mild degree of patience in situations like this often means I get to focus on very clear customer pain points and build industry-leading software. (I just don't get to focus on them the exact moment I want to.)
The article also made it abundantly clear that if you find yourself in that situation, and you don't like it, you should find another job.
The article isn't about the ethics of the situation, career choices, ect. The rest of the article focuses on more important details about shipping software.
Give the article another chance. I skimmed it twice yesterday and now that I'm not reading my phone on the throne, I gave it the attention it deserved.
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I should also point out that I've had a lot of career success in situations like this by disagreeing and committing. Turns out that a mild degree of patience in situations like this often means I get to focus on very clear customer pain points and build industry-leading software. (I just don't get to focus on them the exact moment I want to.)