The real fun as you get more experience isn’t the immediate horror show itself but witnessing the process and internal politics that made such a thing happen in the first place.
How did somebody so clearly incompetent get so much political capital that such a system could not only be created but perpetuated and even praised as a good idea.
And then you start to wonder… do the people who praise it secretly know it’s hot garbage or do they genuinely believe their praise? And the answer to that invites even more questions.
And then you get to watch everything else because such a monstrosity doesn’t get built in a vacuum. It’s probably the tip of the iceberg in terms of organizational dysfunction. Who are they hiring (and what does that say about you?). What process enables such things? Why do people tolerate it? Do they know any better? Is it fixable (probably not!) and if so, is it worth it (also no!)
…and of course how the fuck do I get out before I start drinking the koolaid too?
How did somebody so clearly incompetent get so much political capital that such a system could not only be created but perpetuated and even praised as a good idea.
And then you start to wonder… do the people who praise it secretly know it’s hot garbage or do they genuinely believe their praise? And the answer to that invites even more questions.
And then you get to watch everything else because such a monstrosity doesn’t get built in a vacuum. It’s probably the tip of the iceberg in terms of organizational dysfunction. Who are they hiring (and what does that say about you?). What process enables such things? Why do people tolerate it? Do they know any better? Is it fixable (probably not!) and if so, is it worth it (also no!)
…and of course how the fuck do I get out before I start drinking the koolaid too?