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Funny how this can reinforce the idea that only incompetent people complain.

Imagine a situation where the company and/or the project have a few serious problems, but the company refuses to fix or even admit any of that. The developers who couldn't live with the problems have already quit. The developers who remained have stopped complaining, because they have given up.

A new developer comes, notices the problems, and starts complaining about them. People notice that the newbie makes a fuss, but nothing changes. Later the developer either quits, or gets used to it and stops complaining.

Here is how the management probably interprets the situation: "People with the least experience complain most. The correct approach is to ignore them, and wait for them to grow up. More experienced developers have realistic expectations and mature behavior."



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