On: “Normal” engineers are the key to great teams

[Muromec]

>Then people wonder or complain when business doesn't appreciate devs. How would you look at folks who are critical to your success yet often don't have your company's best interest at the center of their efforts.

Does the company have my best interests at the center of their efforts or I can be shown the door at any given moment to please shareholders? No hard feeling pls, it's just business and I have only one life to enjoy.

[whstl → Muromec]

Yeah, after joining management I'm 100% behind this thinking.

Anyone wanting to improve their resume or have fun from 9 to 5 is in the right here. Life is short.

However it is my responsibility as a manager to ensure the team is working towards its goals and nobody is making anyone's life difficult.