Of course, engineers who are the voice of "but what about" are not popular in meetings where engineers are fawning over each other for the "greatest idea." Companies don't award engineers who avoid problems that never materialize because of their foresight.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
The Thankless Job of being a Negative Nabob
Too many engineers suffer from "technology is always good" bias. I see it all the time in my line of work. There are very few "devil's advocate," when it comes to weighing the pros/cons of technological ideas. The fact that no one thought to consider the pool of ALL users before deploying this "map" shows the bias and/or lack of imagination.
Of course, engineers who are the voice of "but what about" are not popular in meetings where engineers are fawning over each other for the "greatest idea." Companies don't award engineers who avoid problems that never materialize because of their foresight.
https://www.amazon.com/Positive-Power-Negative-Thinking/dp/0465051391
Of course, engineers who are the voice of "but what about" are not popular in meetings where engineers are fawning over each other for the "greatest idea." Companies don't award engineers who avoid problems that never materialize because of their foresight.
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