Comment by kortilla

Comment by kortilla 2 days ago

Letting a thing implode that you could prevent is a missed opportunity for advancement and a risk to your career because you will be on a failing team.

The smarter move is to figure out how to fix it for the company while getting visibility for it.

bluefirebrand 2 days ago

> Letting a thing implode that you could prevent is a missed opportunity for advancement

No matter how many times I bail out my managers it seems that my career has never really benefit from it

I've only ever received significant bumps to salary or job title by changing jobs

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stavros a day ago

I don't know what your experience is, but mine is the opposite. Nobody ever notices people who put out fires, and it's hard to should "hey guys! There's a fire here that John started, I'm putting it out!" without looking like a jerk for outing John.

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HPsquared 21 hours ago

Fewer still notice the fire-preventer.

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- stavros 21 hours ago
  
  Oh, no, neither prevent the fires not put them out. Instead, predict them, and then say "see?" when they break out.
  
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  HPsquared 20 hours ago
  
  That's a risky business, you can get the blame if you're not careful. "Why didn't you try harder if you knew this would happen" etc.
  
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namaria 2 days ago

You are right. I don't think the only alternative to shielding management from the consequences of their bad choices is letting things implode and going down with the ship.

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spookie a day ago

yup, an employee is more than just a gear, better keep the motor running than explode along with the other parts.

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