> I wonder if the difference isn't time period as much as career experience.
Yep. I had this leave-me-alone experience in the late 2010's. Again in ~2015. Yet again in 2020.
Actually I get this experience any time I join a new organization and am not The Guy for anything yet. I have no idea what's going on, so why would you bother _me_? You wouldn't. You'd let me get on with work.
But as time passes, I know more and more about how things work, who knows what, where things are, what the code is doing, past and future decisions, ... suddenly I'm your best bet to get quick answers to tough questions. Of course you're gonna bother me!
If you're smart then right as that stage of the process begins you leave the job to keep your salary ahead of inflation and start all over again. Rinse repeat. Plenty of leave-me-alone time to do the actual work while the SMEs get ass blasted by meetings constantly.
> your best bet to get quick answers to tough questions
Just my opinion, but anyone who routinely relies on "quick answers" needs to be kicked in the shin and then fired without severance. They are the swampiest part of the swamp.
Strong disagree. Modern systems are vast and complex, if you aren’t leveraging the nearest expert, you’re doing it wrong – that’s what they’re for! Knowing things you don’t know and shouting warnings of gotchas and long-term visions.
But if you keep asking the same question, then you should be kicked in the shins. And the expert should be kicked for not writing it down or fixing the system after the same questions comes up for the 3rd time.
Yep. I had this leave-me-alone experience in the late 2010's. Again in ~2015. Yet again in 2020.
Actually I get this experience any time I join a new organization and am not The Guy for anything yet. I have no idea what's going on, so why would you bother _me_? You wouldn't. You'd let me get on with work.
But as time passes, I know more and more about how things work, who knows what, where things are, what the code is doing, past and future decisions, ... suddenly I'm your best bet to get quick answers to tough questions. Of course you're gonna bother me!